ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
Rubik's Cube; Erno Rubik's Magic Cube
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
falling object; fallen object
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to fall on one's backside
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
establishment; settlement
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
beriberi; tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
suddenly; all of a sudden
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable