to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
whispering into a person's ear
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
hidden room; secret chamber
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(how) many times; (how) often
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
surveillance camera; security camera
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
regular customer; general audience; general public
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied