story; tale; talk; discussion
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
tradition; legend; folklore
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
government service; the bureaucracy
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
hostility; antagonism; opposition
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to keep a watchful eye on
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
interrogation; hearing; trial
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
vocal sound; tone of voice