achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
head over heels; headlong; head first
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
either way; in any case; one way or another
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
twice; again; second time
obedience; submission; resignation
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to tighten; to press hard
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
numerator; molecule; member; element
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
great cause; moral law; justice
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
at any cost; at any price; at any expense