ministries and government offices; the authorities
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to half-rise to one's feet
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
forwarding or transportation industry
defense; defence; protection
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
countermeasure; counter-measure
conscious; deliberate; intentional
technical; technological; practical
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
prime minister's official residence
developed country; advanced country
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
illegal immigration; illegal immigrant
human rights; civil liberties
great cause; moral law; justice
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
democracy; democratic nation
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm