watchful waiting; careful supervision
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
reform; reformation; reorganization
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
(giving) instruction; initiation
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to commit a crime; to do evil
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ten (long cylindrical things)