kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
rehabilitation (in society)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
loyal retainer; loyal subject
out of control; uncontrollable
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
looking on; remaining a spectator
natural calamity; disaster
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
ill will; malice; evil intent
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
square; formal; prim; stuffy
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
permanence; forever unchanging
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
Son of God; child of an emperor
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
good (place to leave off); convenient
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
indescribable; inexpressible
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate