ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to make sense; to be meaningful
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to sniff out; to get wind of
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
talus; astragalus; anklebone
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)