to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
of course; certainly; naturally
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
training (animals); breaking (animals)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe