existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
street; quarter; district; area
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
manner of using one's hands
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
a certain somebody; you-know-who
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
participants; participating athletes
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
and; thereupon; because of that
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
vague recollection; faint memory