black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
two times; twice; two degrees
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
strong person; the strong; the powerful
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
hostility; animosity; enmity
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
playing the victim; playing the victim card
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
function; facility; faculty; feature
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine