suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
suspicious character (person, figure)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to apologize; to apologise
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
student (esp. a university student)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
you (plural); all of you; you all
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
close to the wall; alongside the wall
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
as everyone knows; needless to point out
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
throw; throwing; throwing event
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)