one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
one lump; one body; one group
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to have a reason; to have an excuse
official announcement; proclamation
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
error of judgment; miscalculation
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
serious; severe; grave; acute
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
midterm election; interim election
proper; right; reasonable
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
suggestion; hint; implication
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach