to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
lump together; put all together
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
dipping up (night soil); scooping up
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
making obligatory; making compulsory
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
before and after (e.g. photos)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...