to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
recommendation; endorsement
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
successor; replacement; second wife
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
whether or not; presence or absence
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to be sacked; to be dismissed
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to thrust down; to push off
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage