personal use; private use; private business; personal business
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
all-night vigil over a body; wake
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to be consistent; to be coherent
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
family chart and personal history
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
cessation; (coming to an) end
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
outward appearance; looks
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to subsist; to keep on living
pleasant feeling; good feeling
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves