the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to appear all together; to be all present
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
suddenly; all of a sudden
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
looking on; remaining a spectator
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to get angry; to lose one's temper