complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
course; route; path; process; means
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
optical fiber; optical fibre
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
unidentifiable; unidentified
imagination; supposition; guess
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
main question; real issue at hand
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
but; however; provided that