to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
number; number plate; license plate
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
value; worth; virtue; blessing
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
at first; in the beginning; originally
as if it weren't already enough
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
having not the slightest idea
deep affection; dear; beloved
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to relax; to feel at home
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
separate; special; another; separately
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
person who gives the right (correct) answer
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face