coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
chief; main; principal; important
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to attack; to assault; to assail
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
having said that; on the other hand
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)