noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
hand net; dip net; scoop net
calling by name; designation; nomination
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
actor; actress; player; performer
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
fine performance; tour de force
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
heart; guts; nerve; central part
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
script; libretto; scenario
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid