penalty for contract breach
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
general election (of the lower house)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go with the flow; to go with the times
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
time; hour; period; class
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
trivial; not amounting to much
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much