echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to wring the neck; to strangle
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
surface of the earth; ground surface
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
society; public; community; social studies
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
change of schedule; schedule change
to serve; to work for; to attend
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary