to beat someone by ganging up on them
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
at the meeting; on the occasion
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
class; heading; group; category
guard; security guard; security officer
curious; strange; unusual
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere