wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
interest; rights; concession
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
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about; concerning; related to; -ish
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
obscure; vague; ambiguous
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
planner; drafter; deviser
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
donation; contribution; offering
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
advantage; point in favor; point in favour