to take to task; to take it out on
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
increase and decrease; fluctuation
condition; state (of health); appearance
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
at once; there and then; immediately
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
have to do; must; should; ought to
in one's hands; in one's control
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
meeting; greeting; welcome
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
class; heading; group; category
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
numerator; molecule; member; element
early (days); initial stage; initial
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of