root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to shake one's head (in denial)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
either way; in any case; one way or another
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
factory; plant; mill; workshop
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
control board; control panel; console
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured