to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
impassioned speech; fervent speech
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
commander; general; leader
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
weird; disgusting; sickening
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
last days; the end; one's fate
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to escape death; to be saved from death
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)