thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to be in the process of doing
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
decisive; resolute; drastic
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
remaining silent; keeping secret
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to make a fool of someone
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
calamity; misfortune; disaster
peril; danger; hazard; distress
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction