indicate reason; infers some protest
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
obedience; submission; resignation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
chief; main; principal; important
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
offender; transgressor; violator
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind