appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
work clothes; business suit
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
-less; lacking; non-existing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
bribe; sweetener; douceur
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
enemy territory; hostile place
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
in proportion to; according to; depending on
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
rule; reign; government; governing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)