splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to watch steadily; to stare
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
act of terror; terrorist attack
heading; headline; index; headword
arrest; apprehension; capture
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
what's what; heads or tails
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
autonomy; right of self-government
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to strangle; to constrict
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
evil design; crafty plan; plot
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
counter for generations; epoch