to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
vice; immorality; corruption
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
oppression; suppression; pressure
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
you; (arch.) your residence
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
parental love; parental affection
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
irrational (line of) argument
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
in the background; not standing out
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
everyone at once; everyone together
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase