brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
reform; reformation; reorganization
true character; real nature
practical question (problem); practical matter
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
lawless area; lawless district
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
rampancy; prevalence; domination
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
showing no fear, even of God
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
preservation; retainment; keeping