post; official position; managerial position; executive position
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
don't you think?; indicates question
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
as expected; as predicted
to look down on; to make light of
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
not worth considering; out of the question
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
naturally; of course; understandably
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
government official; public servant; civil servant
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
direct control; direct supervision