leather strap; thong; leash
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
of tender years; very young
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
tide; current; tendency; trend
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to take up one's residence
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
circulation; dissemination
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to complete decisively; to do to completion
river management; river improvement; flood control
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
stabilization; stabilisation
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
vitality; energy; dynamism
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
please sit down; please have a seat
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
business; errand; nature of one's business
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
on the street; around town; the world; the public
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
this occasion; at this time; now
unprecedented; never seen before