severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
great laughter; burst of laughter
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
human relations; personal relationships
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
arrest; apprehension; capture
strict order; peremptory command
most of all; extremely; supremely
clear; precise; definite; distinct
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
justice; fairness; impartiality
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
dismissal; sacking; discharge
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)