terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
mind; disposition; nature
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
prospects of victory; chances of success
to think of; to come up with
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
intelligence gathering; information gathering
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
I see; that's right; indeed
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix