center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
opposite side; opposition
to be erected; to be built
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
piece of meat; cut of meat
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
advance; moving forward; progress
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to push away; to push aside; to shove
while; even though; despite
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance