to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
late at night; at a late hour
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
priority; order of precedence
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
almost every day; almost daily
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
money paid to the government