powerful person; influential person
objection; dissent; protest
on bad terms; at loggerheads
direct appeal; direct petition
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to become completely chilled
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
either way; in any case; one way or another
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
7th day of the month; seven days
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
rule; reign; peaceful times
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
at the present time; as of now; at this time
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization