to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
dozens; scores of; decades
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
reigning; controlling; dictating
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
military officer; naval officer
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
consequence; result; conclusion
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict