to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
large landowner; major landowner; great landowner
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
else; in addition; besides
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
ordinary citizen; the general public
very likely; very probable
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
place of residence; dwelling place
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
commerce; trade; business
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
interest; rights; concession
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid