close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
government official; clerk
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
control; management (e.g. of a business)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
possible; likely; probable
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
everything; anything; nothing
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
one's post; place of work; workplace
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(not) so much; (not) that much
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention