every place; various places
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
study; research; investigation
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
end; close; finish; termination
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
will not do; do not; does not
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
sincere; earnest; serious
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
election; selection; choice
income; receipts; revenue
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
finishing blow; coup de grâce
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide