status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
memory; ability to remember
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
apparent; obvious; very clear
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric