effect; efficacy; validity; potency
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
knowledge applied to evil purposes
severe wound; serious wound; gash
than; other than; except; but
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
to knock down; to send flying
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to cry and shout; to scream
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
atrocity; (arch.) treason
party; set; gang; company; person
chorus; singing in a chorus
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
nausea; sickness in the stomach
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
trial; judgement; judgment
self-purification; self-cleansing
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to summon courage; to be brave
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless