supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
on bad terms; at loggerheads
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
rather; sooner; preferably
these guys; these fellows
empty lot; vacant plot of land
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
already; now; no longer; not any more
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
even more; still more; further
to bring; to take; to bring about
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
society; public; community; social studies
to be helpful; to be useful
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
for example; for instance; e.g.
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)