to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to kill by burning to death
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to cut off (a relationship)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
moderate faction; moderates
consists of; comprises; is made up of
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to become settled; to be fixed
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to bring; to take; to bring about
bet; wager; stake; gamble
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
both; both sides; both parties
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
national border; provincial border
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
deserted village; poor village
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
society; the world; the times
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
criminal nature; criminality