candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
true seal (animal); earless seal
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to run about; to rush about
chopping board; cutting board
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily