scoundrel; rascal; villain
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
to think too much of; to make too much of; to worry too much about
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
settlement; solution; resolution
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
long hair (usu. of a man)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
colour; color; hue; tints
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
oppression; suppression; pressure
general mobilization; full mobilization
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
distinction; discrimination
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out