imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to be sooty; to be stained
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
ongoing; in progress; afoot
double take (esp. out of surprise)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
worldly desires; materialistic desires
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
in this manner; in this way; like this
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
precondition; prerequisite
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
fixed value; constant value
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
bowing (a string instrument)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
dividing into four; quartering
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
inner citadel; core; center; centre
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)