to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
change of occupation; career change
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
no photographs; no photography
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah