I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
bygones; the past; past event
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
everywhere; all over; throughout
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
progress; advance; improvement; development
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to do together; to share; to participate in
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to pay attention; to be watchful
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
this and that; one thing or another
busy; having no time (for)
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead