to impose a punishment (on); to punish
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to order; to command; to appoint
opinion; intention; thought
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against