honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
in that way; thus; so; so?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
meanwhile; in the meantime
stairs; stairway; staircase
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
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
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tension; mental strain; nervousness
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sense of sound; sense of pitch
beginning; outset; first; onset
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes