defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to try all possible means
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
deviation; departure; omission
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
violent explosion; bursting
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
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)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
expression; look; countenance; face
prickling; stinging; tingling
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
same; similar; (just) like; equal
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to understand; to make out
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)