good humour (humor); good mood
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to brave a danger; to take a risk
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to give; to do (something) for
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
something; some kind of; for some reason
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to die out; to become extinct
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
birth; creation; formation
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer