expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
one's superior; senior; elder
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to dry up completely; to become stale
it is I who should say so
public and private; official and personal; government and people
subordinate work; assistant; servant
playing in the mud; playing with mud
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
whether one wants to or not; without choice
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to Earth
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
contours of one's body; figure
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
government; administration
police headquarters; main office; this office
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)