useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
jewel; precious stone; gem
serious; not joking; straight
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
throwaway; disposable; single-use
treasure house; storage for valuable property
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
one's physical safety; personal security
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to look upwards; to look up
comfort; consolation; diversion
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
classified information; top secret
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
port city; harbor city; harbour city
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision