to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
in the face of; in defiance of
simultaneous; all at once
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to squash; to crush; to flatten
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
startup (interval of) time
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
reputation; respectability
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
up in a tree; in the trees
special move (e.g. in martial arts)