to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
opening and closing; opening and shutting
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
quickly; swishing; whooshing
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
unfortunately; regrettably
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
partly open; in half bloom