to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to rant and rave; to raise hell
anything and everything; just about everything
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
high and low (social standing)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sincere; honest; faithful
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
to apologize; to apologise
general idea; concept; notion
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to save; to leave over; to spare
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)