to intervene; to stop (something)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
good; goodness; right; virtue
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
two colours; two varieties; two types
to dye in different colors (colours)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to subsist; to keep on living
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
elegance; taste; refinement
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel