merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
assistant ...; probationary ...
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
to be sooty; to be stained
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
inner structure; internal anatomy
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
in spite of; regardless of
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action