gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
aforementioned; above-mentioned
Chinese "Chariot" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
tendency; trend; inclination
direct descent; direct line
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
still; even now; to this day
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
wood (for building); lumber; timber
quality (of a product or a service)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to sell off; to sell completely
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
the whole nation; all the people in the land
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
any more; any further; any better; any longer
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops