doing something frantically; frantic state
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
children's song; nursery rhyme
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
separation; farewell; parting
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
presenter (e.g. of a paper); speaker
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ray of hope; glimmer of hope