stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
information leak; data breach
riskiness; (level of) danger
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
such; like that; that sort of; very
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
imagination; supposition; guess
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
(short) rest; breather; break
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext