close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
lender; creditor; landlord
one's way back; one's way home
odds and ends; all; every
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
root; source; origin; cause
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
human kindness; human weakness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to cease; to stop; to be over
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
fruit knife; paring knife
going home from work; on the way home from work
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
according to plan; as planned; on target
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to lose heart; to lose motivation