punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
confections; sweets; candy; cake
(short) rest; breather; break
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
wounded person; injured person
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
general public; the masses
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to take the law into one's own hands
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet