captive; prisoner (of war)
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction; MAD
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
secret meeting; secret conference
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
dependent on luck; matter of luck
going around; patrol; round; tour
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
baseball stadium; ballpark
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
heaven and earth; top and bottom
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)