destruction; annihilation; extermination
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
honorific title; honorific term of address
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
good young man; agreeable youth
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
armed forces; military; troops
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
concession; conciliation; compromise
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
to go out and away; to leave
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to hang (something) on the wall
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
master painter; great artist
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender