treasure; treasured item; prized possession
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
origin; beginning; source; rise
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
remarkable; striking; obvious
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
study; research; investigation
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
income; receipts; revenue
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
at that time; in those days
only; merely; but; no more than
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
state of mind; mentality; psychology
on the occasion of; at the time of
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to be able to manage somehow or another
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted