admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
depravity; corruption; degradation
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
political measures; policy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
companion; partner; spouse
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to move forward; to move on
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
special; particular; peculiar; unique
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to anticipate; to foresee
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
100,000; hundred thousand