wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be jealous; to be envious
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
association; union; guild
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
government service; the bureaucracy
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
training range; training grounds; training area
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving