vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
warmly; cordially; with tender care
large amount of money; great cost
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
existence; being; life; survival
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
pride in one's strength or skill
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
flight; desertion; escape
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out