to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
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
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to fly around; to scatter
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash