light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament