to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
control; management (e.g. of a business)
script; screenplay; scenario
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
vice; immorality; corruption
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
slight; little; insignificant
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
family; members of a family
that; the matter in question
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation