result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
place where one works; construction site; working area
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to begin to walk; to set out
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
intermission (between acts); interlude
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
several weeks; a few weeks
point of departure; initial point; starting point
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs