government; administration; statesmanship
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
the matter you have been talking about
office hours; business hours; working hours
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
something heard while sleeping
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
sham marriage; fake marriage
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
moderately; in moderation
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
breakdown of negotiations
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to mistake (A for B); to misread
public holiday; celebration (of)