ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
number of persons; personnel
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
cannot be helped; unavoidable
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
the right person in the right place
to clap one's hands in prayer
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
priority; order of precedence
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
treatment; service; handling; management
polite; respectful; reverent
strategy meeting; council of war
high-capacity; high-volume
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
individual; private person; personal; natural person
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
pointing out; identification
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
birds and wild animals; wildlife
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)