observation; survey; watching
no!; no no!; no, not at all
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to be helpful; to be useful
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
conjurer; magician; illusionist
audience; spectator; spectators
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
practice; practising; experience
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
the same; the said; likewise
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
optimization; optimisation
physical strength; muscle strength
breathing techniques; breath control
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
not worth considering; out of the question
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
training; drill; practice; discipline
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
priority; order of precedence
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation