rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
all present; all concerned; all of us
imprisonment; incarceration
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to watch over; to watch attentively
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
strategy meeting; council of war
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
testimony; (verbal) evidence
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
such ... as; or some such
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from