absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
recommendation; referral; endorsement
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to knock down; to knock off
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
action; operation; effect; function
huge; enormous; great big
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
periodic; regular; routine
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
way out; means to escape; escape route
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor