operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
personification; impersonation; embodiment
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
non-player character; NPC
testimony; (verbal) evidence
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
bright sunshine; broad daylight
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
grandfather; male senior-citizen
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
body; body blow (in boxing)
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit