to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
biological child; one's own child
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
will not do; do not; does not
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
support; backing; patronage
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
sincerity; honesty; truth; faithfulness
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
last ray of hope; only hope
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to speak; to hear a voice
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel