decorative lights; illumination
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
scene; spectacle; sight; view
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
frame; framework; outline
major cleanup; spring cleaning
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable