to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
early (days); initial stage; initial
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have