smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to order; to command; to appoint
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
identification; background check; identity confirmation
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
be (that) as it may; having said that
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
because; for; the reason why is ...
to shake; to waver; to tremble
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disperse; to take a castle
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to shake one's head (in denial)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
equality; impartiality; evenness
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)