disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
as stated; verbatim; literally
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to have a chill run down one's spine
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
sisterly love; affection between sisters
stretcher; litter; gurney
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
to translate; to interpret
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to become foolish; to become befuddled; to become entranced; (arch.) to be mischievous; (arch.) to be whimsical
to want; to seek; to request
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to speak ill of; to disparage