pitching ability; counter for pitches
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
queendom; country ruled by a queen
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
government service; the bureaucracy
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
gentle; mild; meek; tender
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
fusion point; melting point
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
farming implement; farm tools
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
supply; provision; raising; procurement