to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
on the occasion of; at the time of
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reform; reformation; reorganization
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
international law; law of nations
how; in what way; how about; questionable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
each prefecture; all prefectures
early stages (of a game); opening phase
to talk; to carry meaning
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause