to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
bygones; the past; past event
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
such; like that; in that way
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
systematic; regular; routine
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
armed forces; military; troops
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to encamp; to take up positions
to take up space; to occupy space
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory