last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
what's what; heads or tails
to laugh away; to laugh off
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
forced laugh; forced smile
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
plan; protocol; manifest; program
departing from this world in disdain
to jar; to creak; to grate
moving about; stirring about
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)