figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that's true; of course; obviously
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
over-fond parent; doting parent
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
shyness; bashfulness; shame
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
company management; managing a company
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
open; public; official; overt
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to be perturbed; to be agitated
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
haori (Japanese formal coat)
student (esp. a university student)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)