to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
official announcement; proclamation
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to detain; to check; to restrain
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
close; intimate; on good terms
eternal; unlimited; endless
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
non-player character; NPC
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be consistent; to be coherent
explanation; interpretation
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)