defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
how long; how far; how much
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
official announcement; proclamation
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mirror surface; lens surface
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
handrail; railing; banister
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to press a question; to cross-examine
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic