to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
goodness; excellence; virtue
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
grasp; catch; understanding
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
government office; public office
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination