lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
river management; river improvement; flood control
human intellect; knowledge
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
fortune-telling; divination
protocol (in communications); protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
making efficient; optimization
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
public holiday; celebration (of)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
depravity; corruption; degradation