(social) position; status
blow; shock; strike; batting
now that you say that; now that you mention it
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
middle of the night; dead of night
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
a help; an aid; some assistance
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
should do; ought to do; must do
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bedridden; confined to bed
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage