leading part; leading actor; leading actress
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
allegiance; obedience; submission
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to escape from; to get out
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
repulse (e.g. enemy); repelling; driving off
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
un-; non-; negative prefix
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
low (level, value, price, etc.)
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge