thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
triangle; triangular shape
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
major cleanup; spring cleaning
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
professional killer; hit man
-less; lacking; non-existing
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished