secret technique; secret art
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to make sense; to be meaningful
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
what kind of; what sort of; what
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
business; trade; operations; sales
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
food; food products; foodstuffs
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
(economic) depression; recession; slump
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
vacant house; unoccupied house
above-ground floor; ground floor
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)