to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be to the point; to be pertinent
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
greater than ...; bigger ...
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perfect; complete; flawless
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to pile up; to accumulate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
otherwise; if not; or else
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
directions; instructions; orders; command
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to become settled; to be fixed