smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
want to ... do something; would like to ...
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
appearance; expression; manifestation
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
still (continuing); as ever; further
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious