to be able to manage somehow or another
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
adviser; advisor; consultant
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
covering; protection; backing; relief
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
mysterious power of words to alter reality
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
eccentric; crank; oddball
each nation; many nations; many countries
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy