to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
massing (of troops); gathering
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up