stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
future prospects; promise
each place; various places
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
silence; stillness; quietness
domestic affairs; internal administration
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
many; numerous; various; large number of
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)