to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
question; inquiry; enquiry
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
campground; campsite; camping-ground
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
difficult to ...; hard to ...
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
out-of-school; off-campus
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
in one's own way or style
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
distant look; faraway look
being startled; getting a shock
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede