formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
puppet government; puppet regime
complete stranger; total stranger
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
horseplay; fooling around
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
used article (esp. clothes)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
forcibly; by force; against one's will
competent; suitable; qualified
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
valuation basis; appraisal standard
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation