(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
village; hamlet; settlement
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to employ; to hire; to charter
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
throwaway; disposable; single-use
society; the world; the times
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
rule; reign; peaceful times
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
reform; reformation; reorganization
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
pus; corruption; rot; evils
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
accumulation; accumulate; store
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
this world; this life; world of the living