connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to follow; to conform; to apply to
sea of fire; sea of flame
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
waterproofing; making watertight
transmitter; homing device
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
misrepresentation; false statement
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
courageous but doomed resistance
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)