to become desperate; to give in to despair
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to bury; to embed; to implant
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
various places; several sources
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
stature; build; height; size; physique
courting; wooing; making advances
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
quarrel; dispute; argument
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
conversely; on the contrary
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon