abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
advocate; proponent; supporter
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
independent unit; autonomous unit
all night; throughout the night
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
clean water; purified water
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
cruise; navigation; sailing
power generation facility
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
commandant; commanding officer; general
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
simply put; putting it simply; in short
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
new building; new construction
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation