demotion; relegation; downgrading
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
nothing but; none other than
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
subordination; dependency
contract; compact; agreement
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
corpulence; fatness; obesity
health; healthy; sound; fit
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
(written) contract; agreement
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
general; popular; common; typical
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to stare back (at); to glare back
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
daytime; during the day; Japan and China