opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
many problems; various problems
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
human rights organization; human rights organisation
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
weight; heavyweight boxer
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
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 suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment