trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
on the occasion of; at the time of
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
advance; moving forward; progress
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
retention; maintenance; preservation
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
exaltation; emotional uplift
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to leap back; to jump back