seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
older sister; elder sister
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
official in charge; person in charge
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); private selection (e.g. of poetry)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
as (for); for; in the capacity of
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
very likely; very probable
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
tendency; trend; inclination