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
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to attack; to assault; to assail
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
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
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
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
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
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)
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
for example; for instance; e.g.
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
firmly; solidly; heartily
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar