to approach; to draw near
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
place; situation; position; location
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to look around; to survey
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
reproachful; hateful; bitter
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
now that you say that; now that you mention it
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
momentum; amount of exercise
reason; cause; circumstances
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to wear glasses; to put on glasses