to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
form; shape; figure; visage
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
release; emission; ejection
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
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)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
so; like this; in this way
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range