individual; one by one; separate; each
cooperation; coordination; link
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
pointing out; identification
unanticipated; unexpected
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
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stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
production (e.g. play); direction
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
cannot be compared with; no match for
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to show up; to appear; to turn up
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
adoration; admiration; devotion
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to pierce through; to break through
troops; group members; team members
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating