focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to paint (draw) a picture
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
root; source; origin; cause
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
fuel consumption; gas mileage
best article under heaven; peerless
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
difference; variation; difference
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
firm; strong; solid; stable
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this