assertion; declaration; affirmation
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
dance of death; danse macabre
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
everywhere; all over; throughout
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
shading; shielding from light
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
meaning; connotation; denotation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)