to appease; to suppress; to calm
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to claim victims; to leave casualties
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
this and that; one thing or another
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
bank robbery; bank robber
expensive money; dear money; high interest
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
workforce reduction; personnel cut
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
journal; magazine; periodical
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication