to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
genuine article; real thing; real deal
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
historic; historical; traditional
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)