to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
eardrum; tympanic membrane
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to lose sight of; to miss
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial