scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
human; human-like; as a person
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to concern; to be related
outside one's jurisdiction
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
this and that; one thing or another
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to maintain; to continue to have
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison