all present; all concerned; all of us
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to not take seriously; to take lightly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
particularly; only; in the case of
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to step forward; to take a step forward
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
how many people; a number of people
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)