to sing; to chirp; to twitter
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
management; administration; operation
training school; vocational school
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(present) head of a family
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
contradiction; inconsistency
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
undisputed; entirely; perfect
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
attraction; lure; invitation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
school; proofreading; proof
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to order; to command; to appoint
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
another school; other schools
now that; since; so long as; because
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with