errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
just one person; only one
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
environment; circumstance
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
esoteric doctrines; mysteries