countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to affect; to impact; to influence
review; reconsideration; revision
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to unfold; to unroll; to open
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
those present; attendance
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding