to make light of; to ignore; to slight
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
day of month; counter for days
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
blow; shock; strike; batting
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
little by little; bit by bit
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
to not believe one's ears
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
fields (of rice and other crops)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be withered or nipped by frost
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
territory; domain; dominion; possession
people close to the head man
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
helping hand; help; support; aid
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
gracious command or words
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
title deed; land certificate; muniments
landowner; landlord; landlady
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge