direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
release; emission; ejection
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to settle (in a place); to settle down
lawless area; lawless district
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
powerful person; influential person
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
inscrutable; incomprehensible
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
all parts; various parts; every department
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
selection; choice; picking out
to know (a person); to think
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)