yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
level ground; plain; flatland
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
subordination; dependency
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
action of making something; -ification
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
to refer to; to use as reference
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan