medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
shooting range; firing range
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
party; set; gang; company; person
to know (someone); to think; to believe
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
devil; evil spirit; genie
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
religious organization; religious organisation
territory; domain; dominion; possession
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
university library; college library
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell