rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
counter for choices, options, etc.
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
social; societal; societary
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
world; society; people; the public
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to cut; to slit; to slash
to cut; to slit; to cut open
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
attractive face and figure
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata