mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
by myself; in person; by oneself
to establish; to formulate
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to tower over the surroundings
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification