bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
drama; play; powerful drug
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
small fraction; small proportion
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to harm; to cause harm to
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to become dim; to become blurred
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to have a reason; to have an excuse
just above; right overhead
to trace back to (the origins of something)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
distance in a straight line