assertion; declaration; affirmation
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
healthy; sound; wholesome
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
(physical) growth; development
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
older brother and younger sister
medical treatment; medical care
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness