custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
several items; many items
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
individual differences; personal equation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
war; fighting; fierce competition
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in the same way as; just like
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
people; citizens; subjects; folk
no!; no no!; no, not at all
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
understood; I see; OK; present; here