anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
complicated and mysterious
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
observation; survey; watching
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
intimacy; affection; familiarity
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner