accountability; being held accountable
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
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
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi