crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
front entrance; front door
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to jump up and down; to hop
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
sliding; being just in time
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to order; to command; to appoint
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea