to find out; to discover; to detect
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
arrest; apprehension; capture
to figure out; to get an idea
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
evil design; crafty plan; plot
war; fighting; fierce competition
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to nip (something) in the bud
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
it is I who should say so
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
occasional; infrequent; rare
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
heart; guts; nerve; central part
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
based on; built on; made from
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)