overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
even more; still more; further
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice