ancestor; forefather; foremother
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to boost; to force up; to push up
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
recompense; indemnity; atonement
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
honour; honor; glory; renown
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
planned; scheduled; systematic
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
accomplice; co-conspirator
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hegemony; leadership; initiative
a little bit; a little while
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome