putting into operation; invocation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
large build; large pattern
body; physique; build; stature
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
blocker (person or device); blocker; blocker; antagonist
boy; son; baby boy; young man
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to limp; to drag one's feet
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
boring; dull; uninteresting
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility