to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
dealing with; coping with
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
craving for the limelight
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to scatter away; to vanish
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
beyond that point; after that
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
just above; right overhead