hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
pride; boast; credit (to)
not limited to; not just ...
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
namely; that is (to say); in other words
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
minimum; at the very least
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
by sheer strength; by brute force
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)