as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to thrust before; to thrust at
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
government office; government agency
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to discuss; to talk together
stirring; slight movement
ingratitude; thanklessness
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to underrate; to make light of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to like; to love; to be fond of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away