blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
time limit; time restriction
blue sky; azure sky; erudition; great learning; detachment from the world
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
succession to another's professional name
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
gun microphone; shotgun microphone
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
threat; intimidation; menace
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing