to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
be (that) as it may; having said that
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to put one's strength into
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
no loss or gain; coming out even
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
end; tip; extremities; terminal
offense and defense; offence and defence
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
round shape; circle; circular form