stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
individual; one by one; separate; each
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
ballot paper; voting paper
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to make an appeal; to urge
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
risk aversion; risk reduction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception