to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
creation; generation; formation; derivation
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
precariat; class of workers with no stable jobs
suffocation; choking; asphyxia