to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
being daunted (e.g. by an opponent); being cowed; being overawed
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
even more; still more; further
way out; means to escape; escape route
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
telecommunications; correspondence
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration