place; situation; position; location
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
younger people; future generations
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
leather; leather-bound; leathern
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to be entwined; to be involved
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
large crowd; mass of people
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to engage in (mutual) competition
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into