hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
beginning; outset; first; onset
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
function; facility; faculty; feature
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to count; to include in the number
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
difference; variation; difference
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out