group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
extremely; terrifically; super
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to lure someone; to entice someone
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
field; sports stadium; arena
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
disorder; chaos; confusion
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
personal criticism; character sketch
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear