A strong sentiment of dislike or hatred（憎悪）

→“The speaker was quite dismayed as she felt the auditorium packed with animus towards her.”

→“The new book spread animus against illegal immigrants.”

An evil spirit that only exists in someone’s mind; an individual who is widely considered evil（想像上の悪霊、世で広く悪人と思われている人物）

→“With an obsessive concern with the myth of the communist government’s threat to the neighboring countries, the US policy-makers are making a bogeyman out of it.”

→“Hey, don’t get me wrong. I am a nice man. Don’t make a bogeyman out of me.”

To fight（争う）

→“The family restaurants are duking it out, lowering the prices.”

→“The two candidates duked it out over tax policy at the debate.”

To gradually take away someone’s property or rights; to gradually cover more territory or land（徐々に侵害・浸食・侵略する）

→“With a set of new regulations, the government is encroaching on the citizens’ civil liberties.”

→“The small nation decided to seek a greater US military presence as its larger neighbor continues to encroach on its territories.”

A deliberate procrastination（意図的な遅延）

→“The United Nations criticized the authoritarian regime’s foot-dragging in its human rights reform efforts.”

→“I was so upset that I employed a foot-dragging strategy to frustrate my boss.”

An oversupply（供給過剰）

→“The great housing crash of 2007 resulted in a glut of new houses and buildings.”

→“A glut of welfare-dependent people is becoming a burden on the national economy.”

To estimate the odds for or against someone in a competition（勝ち負けの確率を計算する）

→“I would handicap the Chunichi Dragons at 2 to 1 to beat the Yomiuri Giants”

→“Let me handicap this presidential candidate for the next primary.”

To remove（取り除く）

→“As soon as there was a complaint against the racist implication of the ad, the firm pulled it from the newspapers and TVs.”

→“The US completed pulling its troops from Iraq by the yearend.”

→“The court pulled permits of several phone companies.”

Negative consequences（悪い結果）

→“His irregular, unprincipled life has brought serious repercussions on the actor’s health.”

→“This scandal will have repercussions across the entire political arena.”

Relaxed, confident and gentlemanly（もの柔らかで紳士的な）

→“I looked up and saw a suave elderly man standing on the platform.”

→“You should be on your guard when you meet with him. He presents a suave appearance but he is extremely manipulative.”

A struggle; a heated argument（格闘、論争）

→“The trial reveals an intense tussle between the fundamentalists and the secularists.”

→“I was only able to get the president to change his mind after a long tussle.”

An area or domain clearly defined and set apart from the rest（はっきり定義され、他と区別された分野や領域）

→“I am talking about a universe of people whose first language is English.”

→“Twitter has a small universe of 140 characters.”

(As noun) An expression or release of strong emotions（強い感情の表れ）

→“Her repressed feelings finally found vent.”

→“When the child was told to go to bed, he gave full vent to his resentment.”

A sudden increase of（急増）

→“After a wave of protests, the government backed down from its latest policy.”

→“Congress passed a new wave of regulations.”