to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
ordinary citizen; the general public
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
body; physical system; (the) person
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in proportion to; just as much as
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
physical condition; state of health; shape
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)