loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
maintaining the status quo
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
help; assistance; service
to take part in a conference
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
moving; touching; stirring
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)