disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
what happens twice will happen thrice
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
side effect; adverse reaction
future; possible; potential; prospective
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
mission; delegation; transmission
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
thought; consideration; thinking
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
legendary beast; magical beast
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
being too late; losing one's final chance
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay