to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
members; member; constituent
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
award of excellence; merit award
several times; a few times
bright person; talented student; prodigy
the same grade; same class
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
compassionate; sympathetic
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to order; to command; to appoint
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation