assumption; supposition; hypothesis
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
during; for the duration of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
lack of information; data deficiency
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
paints; painting material
to be smeared; to be covered
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
way; method; means; (technical) specification