I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
comparatively; relatively
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
priest soldier; warrior monk
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be silent; to say nothing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
burning at the stake; burning to death
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to yield to temptation; to succumb
last days; the end; one's fate
public execution; public embarrassment
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience