equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to order; to command; to appoint
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
personality; character; individuality; personhood
event; phenomenon; matter
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cannot be helped; unavoidable
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
violent emotion; passion; fury
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
on a floor; above floor level
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)