clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
light and darkness; light and shade
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
valuable article; valuables
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
outrageous lie; outright lie
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
caller; visitor; company; guest
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to be opposite; to face each other
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
seniority by length of service
clear; precise; definite; distinct