swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
deportation; expulsion from the country
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
point of compromise; common ground
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
property; fortune; assets
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
decapitation; decapitated head
international; diplomatic intercourse
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
registration; accession; register; entry; record
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
medal of honour; medal of merit
per person; per capita; per head
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to be opposite; to face each other
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
manuscript; version; draft
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)