to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
in person; personally; (do) oneself
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
action of making something; -ification
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
giga-; 10^9; gigabyte; GB; data traffic (esp. on mobile phone)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)