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| Uncle (say or cry uncle – to concede defeat | |||
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| mercy; grace; quarter (mercy shown to an enemy) | |||
| quarter (accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed • Hard fighting and long labour they had still; for the Southrons were bold men and grim, and fierce in despair, and the Easterlings were strong and war-hardened and asked for no quarter.) | |||
| quarter | |||
| giving quarter | |||
| quarter (в законах и обычаях войны) | |||
| taking mercy; clemency | |||
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пощады : 83 phrases in 12 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 5 |
| Bookish / literary | 6 |
| Diplomacy | 1 |
| General | 40 |
| Idiomatic | 2 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Law | 1 |
| Makarov | 17 |
| Production | 2 |
| Radiography | 2 |
| Saying | 1 |
| Sublime | 4 |