to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
again; once more; a second time
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
scattering (in all directions)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to make merry; to be festive
the same; the said; likewise
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness