sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
woman; female; feminine gender
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
succession struggle; succession race
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
grasp; catch; understanding
system; institution; organization; organisation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pregnancy; conception; gestation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)