to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
exemplar; model; example; pattern
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
educator; teacher; educationalist
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
discipline; punishment; reprimand
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
foreign travel; overseas trip
to talk about (something)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
door; gate; opening; title page
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison