to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
final; eventual; ultimate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
forcibly; by force; against one's will
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
singularity; singular point
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
society; the world; the times
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that