rebel; traitor; insurgent
the wrong hands; hands of evil
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
although I say; although one might say; although called
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
so; like this; in this way
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to make merry; to be festive
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(dispensation of) free medicine
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
I appreciate your efforts
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like