needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
reconciliation; make peace with
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
leadership; initiative; spearhead
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to check; to stop; to keep back
while; during (the time when)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
death from cold; freezing to death
Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1939-1940)
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
like that; that way; thus