curved; forming the shape of an arch
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
observation platform; lookout platform
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
isolation; being alone; being friendless
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
smallish; on the small side
to get strong; to gain strength
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
all times and places; all ages and countries
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
beyond one's means or position
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter