resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to bury; to embed; to implant
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation; functioning; running
pitch dark; total darkness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one by one; one after another; successively
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
not yet known; unknown; strange
right in the midst of; right at the height of
head; lead; vanguard; first
to push aside; to push one's way through
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
invisibly; secretly; privately
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated