punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
Leith; Leys; Raysse; Reiss
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
the following week; the next week
although I say; although one might say; although called
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
the way back; the way home; return trip
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to be profitable; to yield a profit
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response