captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
door; gate; opening; title page
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-