reality; actuality; hard fact
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
prohibition; inhibition; ban
edict; ordinance; proclamation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
official announcement; proclamation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
great cause; moral law; justice
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
female private parts; female genitals
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping