to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
word game; wordplay; playing with words
edict; ordinance; proclamation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
insight; power of observation
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
military campaign; battle; war
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to hurt; to smart; to sting
break in time; interruption; pause
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
not long has passed since ...
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to live fast (and recklessly)
arrogant look (or attitude); conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
descending a mountain; descent
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)