exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
resignation; giving up the game for lost
national crisis; national disaster
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
to need; to require; to take; to demand
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
special radio or television programme; television special
god of war; (fig.) war hero
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
countermeasure; counter-measure
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.