first-rate; finest quality; the best
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
price increase; rise in price
blending of Japanese and Western styles
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
to turn into a state of feverish mood
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to walk in on; to tread upon
prayer (for something); supplication
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
one's person; around one's person
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
adoration; admiration; devotion
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
person who poses a high risk
economic warfare; economic war