beheading (an instance of beheading, as punishment)

tilt one's head in confusion / (idiomatic) be puzzled

stick one's head into / (idiomatic) pry, stick one's nose into

abovementioned item, something written at the top of a document

muscle, tendon / vein, artery / reason, logic / plot, storyline / counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions / lineage, descent

Counter for long, thin things.

Malayan night heron

Shangrao (a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China)

empress emerita, a living former empress

condescending