head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
not yet known; unknown; strange
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
right in the center (centre)
gray or silver haired (grey)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
grasp; catch; understanding
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
even though; despite; when
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
impossible to do (although wants to)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
fear; dread; fright; willies
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less