to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
way; method; means; resource; course
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
level; standard; water level
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
quickly; calmly; intently
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched