to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
opinion; point of view; visual point
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to live; to make a living; to get on with
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
system; organization; organisation; architecture
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
exactly as stated; verbatim
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
supplementary classes or lectures
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
to be silent; to say nothing