dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
bribe; money under the table
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
absorption; suction; attraction
looks; personal appearance; features
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
period of time; time slot; time zone
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
notice; attention; observation
ninth day of the month; nine days
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to compose; to put together
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this