ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
dozens; scores of; decades
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to surround; to crowd around
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
many; much; plenty; hardly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be erected; to be built