mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
individual; private person; personal; private
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
chance (of success); odds
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
ordinary citizen; the general public
imagination; supposition; guess
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
ago; since; before; previous
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
comfort; consolation; diversion
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to laugh away; to laugh off
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to compose; to put together
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
feel (of a material); texture
in its entirety; whole; wholly