reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
impossible; unlikely; improbable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to accept; to receive; to agree
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
complete change; about-face
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
particularly; only; in the case of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
prospects of victory; chances of success
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw