to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
first meeting; first interview with
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
favourite motto; pet saying
guidelines for action; personal principles
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
risky; dangerous; insecure
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
hostility; animosity; enmity
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens