to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
serious condition; critical condition
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
tradition; legend; folklore
great success; happy result; good result
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
official announcement; proclamation
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
way (of doing); manner; method; means
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
comparatively; relatively
(medical) follow-up; observation
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick