curtain; bunting; act (in play)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
karoshi; death from overwork
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
control; check; restraint; inhibition
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
participation; joining; entry; adherence
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
marriage proposal; courtship
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
attractive face and figure
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to be to the point; to be pertinent
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(religious) faith; belief; creed
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)