trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
fluffy and moist (of food); melt-in-the-mouth
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to take command; to give direction
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
decision; determination; resolution
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
open-top car; convertible; soft-top; cabriolet
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
staying behind; remaining; residual
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts