advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply-laid plan
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
just because; even if; even though
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to order; to command; to appoint
to attempt; to test; to try out
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to go along; to walk along; to follow
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
moderate; proper; just right
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-