to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
support; backing; aid; assistance
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
failure; mistake; blunder
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
most part; greater part; majority
preservation; retainment; keeping
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
semi-transparent; translucent
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
pectoral girdle; shoulder girdle
first-rate; finest quality; the best
piling up; multiple layers
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp