to discharge (e.g. effluent)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
experiential; empirical; experimental
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
snake; serpent; large snake
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to press a question; to cross-examine
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
course; route; path; process; means
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
three-digit number; hundreds column
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition