to spoil; to rot; to corrode
government worker; public servant; civil servant
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
silence (not speaking); muteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
for example; for instance; e.g.
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
side table; bedside table
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
phantom; vision; illusion
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
number of persons; personnel
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence