to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
strength; power; proficiency; ability
that's the way it is; such is life