adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
poisoning; kill by poison
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to say; to be pleased to say
to be sacked; to be dismissed
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
beyond human understanding
contradiction; inconsistency
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous