to tighten; to press hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to hide; to conceal oneself
serious; not joking; straight
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
wherein; therein; thereinto
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
each house; every house; many houses
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to cut one's way through the waves
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to take someone's life; to kill someone
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing