mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
omniscience and omnipotence
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to wring the neck; to strangle
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
being argued into silence; being left speechless
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
moment by moment; hour by hour
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to say things to ease one's mind
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)