old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to be relieved; to feel relieved
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
(find) common (meeting) ground
knockoff; counterfeit goods
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hot topic; talk of the town
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
recovery; rescue; recapture
firm; strong; solid; stable
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
useless; vain; aimless; idle
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement