to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
but; however; provided that
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to mix; to stir; to blend
to slide into; to slip into
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
directly opposite; right in front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
beginning; outset; first; onset
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated