region; limits; stage; level
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
study; library; den; home office; reading room
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
hidden room; secret chamber
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to get accustomed to using
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear