complete lie; outright lie
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
customer traffic; customers; custom
standard; set; routine; decided
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to leave (a scene); to step away
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
inattention; absent-mindedness
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
beyond this point; from now on; after this
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up