to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
apparent; obvious; very clear
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
complete change; about-face
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
place; room; margin; scope
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to get strong; to gain strength
grip (of hand); grip strength
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
obliteration; annihilation
death penalty; capital punishment
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
burning at the stake; burning to death
river; stream; River; the ... river
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
otherwise; or else; if not
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
immediately; at once; instantly