meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
laboratory animal; experimental animal
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to outrun; to run through to the end
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
nothing but; none other than
largest class; top category
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
a long time (since the last time)
to beat to death; to kill
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
center; centre; metropolis
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to explain; to dispel doubts