powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
MVP (esp. in baseball); most valuable player
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
attitude survey; opinion poll
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
decimal point; radix point
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
residence; living (at, in); abode
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
(social) class; rank; grade
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
editorial; leading article; leader
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)