lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
mega- (i.e. 10^6); mega; enormous; huge
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to lose one's way; to get lost
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
straying; wandering (off course)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
head start; initiative; preemption
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
a great variety of; diversity
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
commander; general; leader
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself