falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
trifling; little; few; slight
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be beyond words; to defy description
the same kind; accomplice; partner
past misdeeds; old crimes
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
leaving for the capital; leaving the capital
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
exemption; exoneration; discharge
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
government office; agency; board
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
profitable plan; good plan
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through