stability; security; equilibrium
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
one machine; one aircraft; one life
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
sense of orientation; sense of direction
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
at first; initially; in the beginning
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to crawl out of; to creep out of
moment by moment; hour by hour
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
mental derangement; madness; insanity
sixth day of the month; six days
treatment; service; handling; management
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument