to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to put on airs; to assume importance
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
time axis; time basis; timeline
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character