penalty; sentence; punishment
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
final part; last bit; end
end; close; conclusion; termination
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to crawl out of; to creep out of
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
self-control; self-restraint
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
commitment; pledge; promise
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
and (also); both ... and; as well as
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
three-digit number; hundreds column
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife