to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
minority group (party); minority
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
unfortunately; regrettably
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
viewing as a problem; problematizing
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
mountain range; mountain belt
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
eastern part; the east (of a region)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession