weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to care for someone; to look after someone
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
regulation; adjustment; control
if you do this; if this is the case
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
give-and-take; give and take
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
preparatory phase; preparatory period
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to change the position of
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait