remaining silent; keeping secret
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to understand; to make out
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
official announcement; proclamation
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
man; male; masculine gender
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet