existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
public facilities; utilities
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
middle class; bourgeoisie
social; societal; societary
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal
cut; reduction; curtailment
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
political measures; policy
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
the people; citizens; the populace
secretary; councillor; councilor
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
military service; conscription
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
monetary system; currency system
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)