(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
incessant working; working non-stop
the following week; the next week
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to play a central role; to take a leading part
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to go past; to pass; to pass by
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make merry; to be festive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
fat; tallow; lard; grease
every year; yearly; annually
index finger; forefinger; second toe
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
infant; baby; little child
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
upper half of the body; upper body
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up