a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
battle of wits; contest of wits
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
interception (email); wiretap; bug
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
(social) position; status
transactions; dealings; business
that; the matter in question
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
contract; compact; agreement
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to attempt; to test; to try out
you (plural); all of you; you all
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important