witnessing; observing; sighting
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
casualties; the killed and wounded
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
gem; jewel; precious stone
group; bunch; crowd; group
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
end of life; death; annihilation
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
official announcement; proclamation
-less; lacking; non-existing
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
effect; result; worth; use; avail
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)