moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
small number; few; minority
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
study; research; investigation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
(not so) much; (not) very
how long; how far; how much
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
study of antiquities; archeology
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
meeting; greeting; welcome
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently