call; summons; convening; convocation
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
living room (Western style); sitting room
topographic map; elevation map
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
course; route; path; process; means
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to brave a danger; to take a risk
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
cave; cavern; den; grotto
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
terrain; geographical features; topography
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
middle of the night; dead of night
half and half; fifty-fifty
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
having said that; on the other hand
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how