acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
testimony; (verbal) evidence
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be kind to; to treat kindly
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted