in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to harm; to cause harm to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(political) power; authority; influence
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
person of high rank or position
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
spine; backbone; spinal column
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
powerful person; influential person
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
in one's own way or style
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
for example; for instance; e.g.
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable