deep inside; innermost place
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to force open; to push open
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
floor lamp; standard lamp
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
louver window; louvre window
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
electronization; digitization; computerization
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
semi-transparent; translucent
four corners; four ordinal directions
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
the modern era; present day
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2