staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
thick curtain; drop curtain
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
two classes; double; two sets
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
set of three; three sets; three classes
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality