flat-screen TV; flat-panel TV
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
genuine; authentic; true; real
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
absolutely; positively; decidedly
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
cease-fire; truce; armistice
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to defy conventional wisdom
safe; vault; storage cabinet
medical apparatus; medical instruments
all people; the whole nation
method of treatment; cure; remedy
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
resignation (from a position)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
research and development; R&D
international community; international society
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior