sense of values; values; value system
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
the first in history; only once in history
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
product; produce; result; fruit
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to throw at; to turn; to raise
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
intensification; aggravation
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
secret; private; surreptitious
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible