maintenance; preservation; improvement
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to speak; to say; to vocalize
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
that kind; competition; match
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to manage a state; to govern a country
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
(brute) force; using all one's might
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
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)
advance; moving forward; progress