to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
emperor (of Japan); mikado
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
without; unless; have to do
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
payment to the government
perpetuation of one's descendants
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
several years; a few years
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
grudge; complaint; reproach
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons