desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to spend time (on doing something)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
(national) capital (city); metropolis
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
extensive; vast range; wide scope
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
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)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start