trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
middle of the night; dead of night
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
human relations; personal relationships
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to shout (in anger); to yell
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
autumn (from the five elements in Chinese philosophy)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
action committee; executive committee
enterprise; business; company; corporation
connection; link; relationship