mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
rationality; reasonableness
speaking tube; voice pipe
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
a long, long time ago; very long ago
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to form a group; to form a bunch
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to take away; to carry off
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful