lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
shyness; bashfulness; shame
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to figure out; to get an idea
enemy's strength or fighting power
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
how long; how far; how much
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
possession; retention; maintenance
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
quibble; pointless argument
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
even though it is not; despite not
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
one more time; once more; once again
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
programme; program; plans; arrangements
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
break in the snow; patch of ground not covered in snow