stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
a long time ago; in those days
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if you think about it; come to think of it
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
attendance; presence; appearance
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to order; to command; to appoint
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to grumble; to gripe; to complain