black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
administrative fine; correctional fine; nonpenal fine
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome