brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
past forty; following right course
delusion; trick of the imagination
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
convenient; handy; useful
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
violence within a (student) sect; internal strife
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
like this; in this way; as you see
self-determination; suicide
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
(set of) facial features; looks
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
public and private; official and personal; government and people
both sides; two sides; double-sided
over-fond parent; doting parent