sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
really; truly; indeed; good grief
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
skyline; scenic mountain road
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
apparently; appears to be
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concealment; suppression; hiding
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
end; tip; extremities; terminal
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
absence from work without permission
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)