state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to become pale; to turn pale
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
porcelain; china; chinaware
two times; twice; two degrees
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
putting into operation; invocation