joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
important point; strategic position; key point
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to need; to call for; to require
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
short short (story); flash fiction
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
direct mail; direct message
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
talk; dialogue; conversation
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to use up all one's strength; to die
second division; secondary division