to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
superb view; picturesque scenery
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
shopping; purchased goods
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
practicality; utility; usefulness
to be profitable; to yield a profit
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
from the viewpoint of; according to
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
grotesque; disgusting; gross
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.