informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
error of judgment; miscalculation
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
preservation; retainment; keeping
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to crumble away; to collapse
to change completely; to change suddenly
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding