close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to run through; to run past
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
members; member; constituent
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
secret; private; surreptitious
observation; survey; watching
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to make a lasting impression
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
carbonization; carbonisation
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
charcoal; charred remains
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short