to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to squeeze out; to wring out
letting (someone) die without helping
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
impudent; shameless; brazen
patterns of thinking; train of thought
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to keep (a person) waiting
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
station; office; guardroom
unexpectedly; surprisingly
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair