common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to try out the food at various restaurants
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
guard; sentinel; garrison
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to happen to pass by; to pass by
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
charming; bewitching; coquettish
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
religious organization; religious organisation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
many; much; plenty; hardly
secrecy; highly classified information
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
safe; vault; storage cabinet
usually; under usual circumstances
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday