to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
sense of orientation; sense of direction
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to make a lasting impression
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
succeeding; following; trailing; next
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
scattered; separated; dispersed
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
taking a shortcut; neighborhood; neighbourhood
cannot be helped; unavoidable
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
steady; firm; solid; secure
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
break in time; interruption; pause
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
one's heart rate; pulse rate