dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
one by one; one each; one at a time
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
putting one's courage to the test
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
certain evidence; definite evidence
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
administration of justice; judicature
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
rational; logical; coherent
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
commitment; pledge; promise
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
way of talking; speaking style