right in the center (centre)
contrived; false-sounding
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
secrecy; highly classified information
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
opposite side; opposition
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
complicated and mysterious
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
interior; inside; internal
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
consequence; outcome; result; blame