does not seem; unlikely; improbable
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to join together; to combine; to join up
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
servant; manservant; menial
spell; curse; incantation
four (long cylindrical things)
pillar of fire; blazing column
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
(social) position; status
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)