to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
addition; appendix; note; supplement
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
legislating; legislation; passage (of a bill) into law
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
board of directors; board of trustees
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to comfort; to console; to amuse
different opinion; objection
accompanying note; postscript
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to lose sight of; to miss