to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to succeed; to bear fruit
what is called; what they call; so-called
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
danger; peril; hazard; risk
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
calming down; quieting down
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to accept; to receive; to agree
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at that time; in those days
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
society; public; community; social studies
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
clause; article; stipulations
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
guess; speculation; supposition
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
pre-war days; before the war
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation