victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
personality; character; individuality; personhood
from outside; from the side
scene; spectacle; sight; view
this for sure; certainly is
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
several times; a few times
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
long ago; a long time ago; already
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
looking pale; looking unwell
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become pale; to turn pale
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sympathy; compassion; pity
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
nothing but; none other than
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
reading too much into (what ... says)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to take flight; to disappear
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
in the end; at the end of the day
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl