ドスを効かせる

ドスをきかせる

to threaten

ドスの効いた

どすのきいた

threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)

ドス

DOS (IBM compatible computer disk-based operating systems)

ドスの効いた声

どすのきいたこえ

deep, threatening voice; menacing tone

効

こう

efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success

どすを利かす

どすをきかす

to threaten

効果を上げる

こうかをあげる

to have an effect; to be effective; to produce a (good) result

腹を空かす

はらをすかす

to be hungry

鼻を明かす

はなをあかす

to outwit, to get the better of, to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

体をかわす

たいをかわす

to avoid, to dodge, to evade

夜を明かす

よをあかす

to intentionally pass the night without sleeping until morning

手を透かす

てをすかす

to make oneself available

闇を透かす

やみをすかす

to peer into the darkness

シュートを吹かす

シュートをふかす

to shoot too high (in soccer); to blast the ball over the bar

駒を動かす

こまをうごかす

to make a move, to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

幅を利かす

はばをきかす

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

髪を梳かす

かみをとかす

to comb (one's hair)

心を動かす

こころをうごかす

to impress, to move one's heart, to touch (a person's heart)

粋を利かす

すいをきかす

to show tact (in relationship matters); to be considerate (e.g. of a couple); to be thoughtful