method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sweet and sour; bittersweet
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be worried; to be troubled
duty; function; office; mission; task
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
possible; likely; probable
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal