ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
putting into operation; invocation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
only recently; just of late
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
at that time; in those days
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be found; to be discovered
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever