hateful; detestable; loathsome
expression; look; countenance; face
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
pointing out; identification
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
judicial power; jurisdiction
in one's hands; in one's control
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
that day; the very same day
how many years; how long; what year
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to detain; to take into custody
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility