the Pied Piper of Hamelin
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
offender; criminal; culprit
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to crumble away; to collapse
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
reduction of armaments; disarmament
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
being filled with; being full of; permeation
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to mistake (A for B); to misread
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous