stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to solicit; to demand; to extort
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
operation scar; scar from an operation
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
using as an intermediary; through