to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
power; authority; jurisdiction
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
successful bid; winning a tender
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
internal organs; intestines; viscera
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
in line with this; therefore
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision