to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to find out; to discover; to locate
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to happen to meet; to come across
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
development; exploitation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
polarisation; polarization; polarised wave; polarized wave
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
perception; sensing; noticing
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
unimpressive; unimpressed