goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to be talented; to be able
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
disinformation; false information
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
preliminary arrangements; spade work
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
in case of; at that time; at this time
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on