to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
very interesting; of great interest
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
half the body; half length
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
right and wrong; right or wrong
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
match; game; bout; contest
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme