situation; developments; outcome
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
helping hand; help; support; aid
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
government office; government agency
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
ingratitude; thanklessness
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to underrate; to make light of
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to discuss; to talk together
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over