to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
simply; merely; only; solely
to overdo; to do too much
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
future (usually near); prospects
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
arrest; apprehension; capture
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
trouble; bother; annoyance
training (animals); breaking (animals)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
not worth considering; out of the question
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
inspection; examination; check
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means