opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
chasing after women; womanizing
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
general mobilization; full mobilization
one-by-one; separately; in detail
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
fricative; fricative consonant
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
snake; serpent; large snake
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount