to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
everywhere; all over; throughout
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
repentance; confession; penitence
fixed date; settlement date
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
normalcy; normality; normal
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pus; corruption; rot; evils
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
steamroller voting; steamrollering
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
innocence; being not guilty
several people; a few people
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
transfer; transport; removal
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace