to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to get scarce; to run short
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
threat; intimidation; menace
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
every person; each one; everybody
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
here and there; in places
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
meanwhile; in the meantime
carving; engraving; sculpture
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
joint; seam; joining point
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
supreme command; direction over all