straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
government post and court rank
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
way of speaking; intimation
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
two (long cylindrical things)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bluff; false show of power; bold front
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to step forward; to volunteer
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to annoy; to cause trouble
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
windfall; piece of good luck
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
from the viewpoint of; according to