unexpected; unforeseen; strange
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
secret understanding; collusion
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
from here; from this place
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
difference; variation; difference
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
choices; alternatives; options
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
gem; jewel; precious stone
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)