undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
economic strength; economic power; economic might
pearl; purl (knitting stitch)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
whatever brought that on?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena
well-mannered; courteous; polite
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
thousands; several thousand
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to be relieved of one's post
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
private affairs; personal matter
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
being rampant; domination
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
human rights organization; human rights organisation
self-determination; suicide
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
type 2; category 2; second class
Simmonds; Simmons; Simonds; Symonds; Symons
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding