to sentence; to assign a penalty
not necessarily so; is not always true
relatively; comparatively
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
technique; art; skill; move
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
older sister; elder sister
show; exhibition; spectacle
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to come to one's senses; to calm down
real intention; true motive; true meaning
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event