to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
dirty work; unpleasant task
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
calling by name; designation; nomination
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
accomplishment; execution
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice