single word; a few words; brief comment
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
discovery; detection; finding
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
last night; yesterday evening
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
momentous (crucial) decision
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort