to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
newspaper reporter; print journalist
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
mail; postal matter; postal item
bringing; taking; carrying
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
guardian; protector; patron; parent
charitable person; philanthropist
to gain fame; to make one's name
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to concern; to be related
way (of doing); manner; method; means
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)