to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
reopening; resumption; restarting
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
also known as; also called
list price; regular price; established price
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
appointment; assignment; promotion
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
not worth doing; waste of effort
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
colorless and transparent
scattered; separated; dispersed
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
counter for wheels and flowers
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings