to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
Hamilton (New Zealand); Hamilton
to shed light; to cast light
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
inside; interior; inner part
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to knead well; to polish; to refine
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
beyond that point; after that
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)