dead of night; shades of night; black of night
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
veil of darkness; curtain of night
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to approach; to draw near
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
numbering; numbering machine
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
the reverse; other side; lining
script; screenplay; scenario
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
opinion; point of view; visual point
sense of values; values; value system
depiction; description; portrayal
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to pile up; to accumulate
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda