abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
complete; whole; perfect; safe
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
confidence; trust; faith; credit
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
harmful animal; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)