seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
while surprised; suddenly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
very likely; very probable
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
sales promotion; hard selling
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
spine; backbone; spinal column
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
this occasion; at this time; now
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
stale; hackneyed; cliched
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to