close contest; close match; close game; close combat
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
way of talking; speaking style
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I see; that's right; indeed
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion