amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
large number (of); many; majority
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
mental image; mental picture; image
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
periodic; regular; routine
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
reply (to a letter); response; answer
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
third day of the month; three days
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
as usual; as is one's habit
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
power; authority; jurisdiction
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
process; course; mechanism
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
when it becomes; when it comes to