center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
welcome!; nice to see you!
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
sympathy; compassion; pity
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
young girl; lass; adolescent female
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to this extent; to this degree; this much
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
heating; application of heat