to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
sharp increase; sudden rise
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
wearing one's hair in braids
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
maximum permissible level or dosage
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto