Vocabulary

advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion

earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue

establishment; founding; setting (a record)

relief; aid; help; rescue

capable person; talented person

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

technique; method

defense; defence

all; everything; entirety; the whole

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

main constituent; core; nucleus

transition; changeover; switchover; shift

enactment; establishment; creation

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

treatment; service; dealing (with); handling; management

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

truth; reality

resignation

space; room; airspace

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene

persuasion

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself

confrontation; showdown

iron and steel

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

source (of a river); fountainhead

administration of justice; judicature

cell

intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)

pointing out; identification

retirement; resignation

attempt; trial; experiment

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism