appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
besides; in addition; also; moreover
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
outward appearance; apparent
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be to the point; to be pertinent
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
hostility; animosity; enmity
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
number one; first; best; most; game; round
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
skilled manager; resourceful general
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand