gambling; competition; game (of chance)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
understanding person; supporter
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to burst (open); to break; to split
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
given the circumstances; such being the case
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
recital; recitation; public reading
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
theatre-going; theater-going
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
sovereign; ruler; head of state
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker