at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
war situation; progress of a battle
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
consequently; as a result; in the end
absorption; suction; attraction
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
sweeping sideways; mowing down
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
judgment; judgement; discernment
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
crown (headdress); (dental) crown; dental cap; crown (former British coin); clown
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)