echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to beat to death; to kill
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
forcibly; against one's will
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be sacked; to be dismissed