to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
noble; lofty; high-minded
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
domestic dispute; family trouble
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
matters for investigation; matters to be examined; research agenda
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
ratification; confirmation
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency