New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
colour; color; hue; tints
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
otherwise; or else; if not
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
nice; good; well-executed
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to repeat; to be frequent
to pause; to have a short intermission
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become dim; to become blurred