brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to govern; to manage; to subdue
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to be smeared; to be covered
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
mediocrity; ordinary ability
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
yes and no; for and against
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
crown; diadem; bottle cap
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to attack; to assault; to assail
decision; settlement; definition
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to call together; to convene
innumerable; countless; numberless
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
inside; interior; inner part
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle