clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be boiled; to be cooked
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
at least; at most; (even) just
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
surely; certainly; without doubt
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
in spite of; regardless of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
energy; military strength