blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
way out; means to escape; escape route
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
strong nation; powerful country
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
death (of an emperor); demise
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
political measures; policy
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
judgment; judgement; discernment
our country; our land; one's own country
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
health; healthy; sound; fit
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character