elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
reaching; attaining; arrival
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
useless resistance; vain struggle
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
entry; approach; penetration
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to shave off; to scrape off
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
finish; finishing; finishing touches
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
destruction; collapse; crumbling