becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
along; parallel to; in accordance with
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
transfer; assignment; conveyance
permission; approval; authorization; license
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
medical treatment; medical care
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
even if not; even without
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
quarrel; trouble; dispute
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
metabolic syndrome; overweight
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
property; fortune; means; assets
interest; rights; concession
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
reform; reformation; reorganization
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
main street; avenue; boulevard