veil of darkness; curtain of night
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
at one time; some time ago; once
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to snap; to break (under pressure)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
situated deep in the mountains
rotation; revolution; convolution
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
front; frontage; facade; main
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
attenuation; damping; decay
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
same; similar; (just) like; equal
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
double; twice (as much); twofold
little by little; bit by bit
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
one by one; one at a time; in turn
covering (from enemy attack); protection
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect