unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
long time; several hours; long spell
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
above-mentioned; above-named; above
a second time; again; once more; twice
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
matter of time; question of time
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
reality; actuality; hard fact
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
arrest; apprehension; capture
penalty; sentence; punishment
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)