to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
observation; survey; watching
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
such; like that; in that way
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to