choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
first thing in the morning
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
letter; missive; note; mail
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to attempt; to test; to try out
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
helping hand; help; support; aid
tradition; legend; folklore
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
very recently; in the very recent past
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to bring; to take; to bring about
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
complementation; supplementation; completion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it