to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
powerful family; powerful clan
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
competing; competition; auction
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
under control (e.g. of territory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
one's first campaign; one's first battle
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take back; to recapture
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
like this; this sort; this way
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
difference; variation; difference
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)