opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
comparatively; relatively
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
12th day of the month; 12 days
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
bishop (chess piece); bishop
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
penalty; sentence; punishment
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
prevention measure; preventive measures
stifled (laughter); simmering
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)