modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
one party; one faction; one clique
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
a few years ago; some years back
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to say; to be called; to do
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
moving tale; impressive tale
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
reality; actuality; hard fact
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
recitation; reciting from memory
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)