wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
beyond that point; after that
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to run through; to run past
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice