foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
offense and defense; offence and defence
to repeat; to do something over again
four (long cylindrical things)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to jump from one thing to another
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
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)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
explosion; rupture; break off
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name