actual profit; practical use; benefit
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
true character; true heart; true spirit
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
proving ground; test site
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
powerful medicine; strong poison
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
one cause; one reason; one factor
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
piling up; multiple layers
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
appearance; figure; shape; form
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges