behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
but; however; provided that
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
concealment; suppression; hiding
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
contradiction; inconsistency
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
(one) could even say that
finally; in the end; on top of all that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
natto (fermented soybeans)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
memory; sense; experience
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement