to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rock; to shake; to swing
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
light; right; right field; right fielder
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
scene; spectacle; sight; view
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly