to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to ask a question; to ask questions
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
outsider; someone outside of a group
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
in person; personally; (do) oneself
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
subtracting points; points deducted
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland