union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
drop in status; reduction in status
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
memory; ability to remember
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
capriccio; mania; wild excitement; frenzy
at; in; at; when; by; with