attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
notice; attention; observation
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
(not possible) on such short notice
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to turn completely into; to become completely
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
minimum; at the very least
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
another thing; other things; another man's property
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
soon; shortly; before long
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
probability; likelihood; chances
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
rebirth; new birth; nascent
very likely; very probable
no way to do; nothing can be done
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
praise; glorification; extolment
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage