symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
weak point; unskillfulness
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
cut; reduction; curtailment
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
caustic words; defiant words
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
searching for someone; search for a missing person
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
moment to quit; way to quit
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
family chart and personal history
celebrating recovery from illness
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear