scale; scope; plan; structure
both; both sides; both parties
to begin; to set about; to start
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
true character; true heart; true spirit
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
two sly characters outfoxing each other
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
decision; settlement; definition
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
(the) haves; those who have
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
just one person; only one
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
every evening; night after night
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for