brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
good; goodness; right; virtue
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
society; public; community; social studies
rational; reasonable; logical
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
forevermore; for eternity
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
at a loss for words; stumped for words
everywhere; all over; throughout
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be too late (to be of use)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
making an attempt; trial run
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to run through; to run past
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days