cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
article; news story; report; account
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
information discovery; disclosure of information
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
person concerned; interested party; related party
cooperation; collaboration
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that