to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to give directions; to issue instructions
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to roll about; to writhe about
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
guess; speculation; supposition
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
personal feelings; self-interest
unexpected result; upset; surprise
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
detour; circuitous route; diversion