closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
last days; the end; one's fate
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
new building; new construction
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
what time; (lit.) which hour
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
local anesthetic; local anaesthetic
administration; medication; dosage
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course