explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
accountability; being held accountable
persistence; single-mindedness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
government worker; public servant; civil servant
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
very likely; very probable
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
reality; actuality; hard fact
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
having said that; on the other hand
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap