to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to control; to command; to get the better of
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to challenge (a person) to a fight
higher rank; better position
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
madder red; dark red; crimson
chief; main; principal; important
main cause; primary factor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy