to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to go out and away; to leave
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
horse tack; horse gear; harness
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
workshop; studio; atelier
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to happen to meet; to come across
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
old age; old person; the old; the aged
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
promising without due consideration
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation