near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
governor-general; governor; viceroy
death in jail; death in prison
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
trial; judgement; judgment
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)