quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
level ground; plain; flatland
increasing one's fighting spirit
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
consists of; comprises; is made up of
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
wherein; therein; thereinto
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
mockery; derision; ridicule
memory; sense; experience
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
true state; actual condition; reality
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
advance; moving forward; progress
in accordance with; according to
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted