president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
report of a school absence
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
travel agent; travel agency
work; business; company; study
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
at some point in the past; at some stage
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to bring back; to restore
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
human trafficking; slave trade
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
insurance payout; insurance money
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out