closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
slight; insignificant; small
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
secret base; hideout; hidden position
otherwise; or else; if not
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
not necessarily so; is not always true
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
rising; ascending; climbing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
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
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
construction; establishment