senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to have a smattering knowledge of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
several years; a few years
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
branch office; agency; sub-branch
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
memory; sense; experience
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to stop walking; to pause
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place