pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
indicate reason; infers some protest
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
full size (computer, e.g.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
rest; break; recess; intermission
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
high and low; rise and fall
to remove; to move out of the way
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
low dining table; tea table
to rest one's chin in one's hands
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener