negotiations; discussions; connection
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
self-righteousness; self-justified
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
individual; private person; personal; private
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
interior; inside; internal
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
system; institution; organization; organisation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
superstition; superstitious belief
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
way; method; means; resource; course
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to jump at; to be attracted by
mirror surface; lens surface
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing