ending up right back where one started
looking over someone's shoulder
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to smile a smile of satisfaction
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
although I say; although one might say; although called
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to run about; to rush about
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty