secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
recommendation; referral; endorsement
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
appearance; air; mien; getup
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
long military service; having experienced many battles
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to intervene; to stop (something)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry