pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
I have nothing to do with it
these guys; these fellows
something; what; why; how
considerably; fairly; quite
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
incompetent; have no merit
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to finger; to tamper (with)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she