to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
essence; true nature; substance; reality
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
to shut in; to confine; to contain
support; backing; patronage
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
passing through without stopping; passing by
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to solicit; to demand; to extort
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
dull sound; muffled sound
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access