secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
beginning; outset; first; onset
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
motive power; driving force
different thing; another question; different case
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
in that way; like that; that way
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
distance across; diameter
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
whereabout; about where; how much
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)