prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
recommendation; referral; endorsement
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
use; utilization; utilisation; application
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
just a minute; small quantity
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
rule; reign; government; governing
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
self-interest; selfish desire
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat