medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
start; origin; beginnings
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
true character; real nature
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
very small; tiny; insignificant
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
one act (of a play); scene; event
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
self-deception; self-deceit
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
to be dead; to be lifeless
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to form a group; to form a bunch
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to refuse; to decline; to deny
one machine; one aircraft; one life
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
help; assistance; service
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character