to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
prescription (of medicine); formula
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to cultivate a better understanding
administration; medication; dosage
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to crumble away; to collapse
to breathe while sleeping
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
by today; before the day is over
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting