conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
directions; instructions; orders; command
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to have an eye on; to zero in on
re-examination; reinvestigation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to repeat; to be frequent
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
superheating; overheating
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)