reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
even more; still more; further
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
strong person; the strong; the powerful
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to harm; to cause harm to
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
tomfoolery; monkey business
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be opposite; to face each other
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)