dictatorship; despotic government
tide; current; tendency; trend
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
control; management; supervision
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
period of time; time slot; time zone
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
identification papers; ID
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to bury; to embed; to implant
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
continuation; succession; series; continuous
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
what's the matter?; what's wrong?