erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to leave the government service
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to spread; to be propagated
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
final; eventual; ultimate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
ultimate; final; last; eventual
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
circulation; dissemination