minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
scattered; separated; dispersed
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
story; tale; talk; discussion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to thrust down; to push off
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
thrusting down (winning technique)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
testimony; (verbal) evidence
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
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.)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell