lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
treasure chest; strongbox
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
minimum; at the very least
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
fortifying; fortification
process; course; mechanism
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
looking pale; looking unwell
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pull in (fish); to land
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative