opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
permanent; perpetual; lasting
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
oppression; tyranny; despotism
(political) administration; political power
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
practical; realistic; pragmatic
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to concern; to be related
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
small number; few; minority
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
bad influence; negative influence
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
epidemic; plague; pestilence
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)