idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hit hard; to strike hard
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
violent emotion; passion; fury
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
excellent plan; best policy
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to get one's head around; to think about
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
dirty work; unpleasant task
background (of a scene, picture, etc.); background (of an event, person, etc.); circumstances; background music; background (activity)
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
personality; character; individuality; personhood
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit