under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
briskly; quickly; promptly
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
position; location; base; point; site
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
everywhere; all over; throughout
slope; slanting surface; bevel
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
nesting hole; burrow; den
extermination; annihilation
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to kill; to choke the life out of
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
interior; inside; internal
to join together; to combine; to join up
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline