intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to appreciate; to be thankful
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
tide; current; tendency; trend
power of the state; government authority
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
superstition; superstitious person
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
leaving everything up to someone else
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
merits; distinguished services
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out