phantom; vision; illusion
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to pretend; to act (as if)
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
acting ability; talent as a performer
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
why; how; for what reason
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
nothing but; except; no more than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result