to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
otherwise; if not; or else
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
else; in addition; besides
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
experiment; experimentation
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
research; study; investigation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
writing; composition; essay; sentence
library; book collection; paperback book
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
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off