must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
source of amusement; plaything
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
every evening; every night
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
recollection; reminiscence
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to use and then throw away
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
commandant; commanding officer; general
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
strategist; tactician; schemer