aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
(a person's) family background; lineage
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
physical strength; muscular strength
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
stairs; stairway; staircase
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
same shape; same form; isomorphism
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament