(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
international; diplomatic intercourse
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
promotion; raising of status
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be helpful; to be useful
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
very small; tiny; insignificant
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
chicken bones; chicken carcass