to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to give; to do (something) for
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
beginning; outset; first; onset
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
danger; peril; hazard; risk
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
commandant; commanding officer; general
to run about trying to escape
people; citizens; subjects; folk
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
having said that; on the other hand
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...