top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to cover fully; to wrap around
young person; youth; young
hope; white hope; person of promise
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bright person; talented student; prodigy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
interrogation; hearing; trial
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
origin; beginning; source; rise
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
accession to the throne; enthronement
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
appeal; entreaty; request
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
curse; spell; malediction