opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
time; season; period; phase; stage
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
municipal office; council; city hall
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
consumer credit (finance, loan)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
resignation (from a position)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as (for); for; in the capacity of
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
coincident with; while; simultaneously
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which