flying column; detached force
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
domestic affairs; internal administration
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
seeing off and meeting on return
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
here and there; in places