to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to spit out; to eject; to dump
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
real intention; true motive; true meaning
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
(Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
ardent; passionate; vehement
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
because; for; the reason why is ...
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
author; writer; novelist; artist
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view