black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
personal; individual; private
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
in proportion to; just as much as
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
theatre; theater; playhouse
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
bakery; baker; pastry shop
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
unique thing; best on earth
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may