late at night; at a late hour
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
scene; sight; scenario; setting
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
innermost depths of one's heart
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
and then; and so; and; so then
to fold up; to fold into layers
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
electrically powered; electric
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
great actor; famous actor; star
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)