holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
in the end; at the end of the day
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard