but; however; even though; even if
must not do; should not do; do not do
overbearing; imperious; domineering; peremptory
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
division into equal parts; equal parts
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
about when; about what time; how soon
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hemlock (Conium maculatum); poison hemlock
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
while; during; performed in this condition
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses