so to speak; so to call it; as it were
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to get one's head around; to think about
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
absentmindedness; peace of mind
flour; meal; powder; dust
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
absorption; suction; attraction
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
companion; company; tritagonist
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil