to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
rating; classification; allocation; grading
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
established fact; fait accompli
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
justice; fairness; impartiality
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
threat; intimidation; menace
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying