birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
society; public; community; social studies
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
depending on; dependent on
on the occasion of; at the time of
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
trauma (usu. psychological)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
death penalty; capital punishment
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
body; group; party; company; troupe
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)