snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
how; in what way; by what means
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
well known; well connected
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit