necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
small number; few; minority
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be contented; to be at ease
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
opinion; intention; thought
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to mow; to reap; to harvest
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
the same rank; equality; apposition
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
rather; sooner; preferably
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
Christmas Eve; holy night
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
instead; but (on the other hand)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many