to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
settlement; solution; resolution
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
some people; a few people; several people
important post; important office; key position
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
mysterious thief; phantom thief
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
many; much; plenty; hardly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
feather decoration; plume
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
single colour (color); monochrome
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
grasp; catch; understanding
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
voice change; voice break
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tail (animal); tail end; tip
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire