(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
powerful person; influential person
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
our country; our land; one's own country
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
head house (family); birthplace; originator
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be helpful; to be useful
settlement; solution; resolution
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
as usual; as is one's habit
putting a plan into operation
the study or science of religion; religious studies
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out