implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
righteousness; justice; right
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
rational; reasonable; logical
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
ability to get things done
concealment; suppression; hiding
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
course; route; path; process; means