method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mobilization; mobilisation
to run around; to bustle about
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
still; even now; to this day
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
on the occasion of; at the time of
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
way (of doing); manner; method; means
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
view (of life, etc.); outlook
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)