wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
food; food products; foodstuffs
ongoing; in progress; afoot
fast-talking; rapid talking
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
very great; enormous; serious
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
psychiatry; psychiatric department
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
university graduate; college graduate
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
grape sugar; glucose; dextrose
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
powerful medicine; strong poison