to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
much less; to say nothing of
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
separate; respective; different
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real