to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to be entwined; to be involved
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
leading person; foremost figure
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
cooperation; collaboration
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
most hallowed grounds (of a sacred site in Okinawa)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
detailed; minute; articulate
fixed date; settlement date
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
birth; creation; formation
target group; target persons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
script; libretto; scenario
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned