mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
ninth day of the month; nine days
only; merely; but; no more than
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
scale; scope; plan; structure
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
casualties; the killed and wounded
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
system; institution; organization; organisation
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
how; in what way; how about; questionable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage