to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
critical (condition); serious
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
one's physical safety; personal security
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
black-market lending; illegal loan
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
many people; a large number of people
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
underworld; underside of society
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
headquarters; head office; main office
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
one cause; one reason; one factor
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
Financial Services Agency; FSA
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule