dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to half-rise to one's feet
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to square one's shoulders
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
chief vassal; senior statesman