pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
about here; in this neighborhood
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
consideration; taking into account
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against