beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to pull out bit by bit (with both hands); to reel in; to draw out (e.g. a story, memories); to coax out bit by bit; to trace
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to be carried away by; to be talked into; to be enticed
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge on; to amplify (e.g. a theory)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
method; means; technique; mystic arts (of a Taoist hermit or immortal); supernatural techniques; magic
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to make an appearance; to show up
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking