interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
leadership competition; power struggle
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
majority group (party, faction)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
indictment; prosecution; complaint
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; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful