gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
finish; finishing; finishing touches
late at night; small hours of the morning
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
separate; respective; different
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
short and stout; small but wide around
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
singing voice; (sound of) singing
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
health; healthy; sound; fit
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
time; season; period; phase; stage
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit