cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
lately; recently; these days
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
burlesque; low comedy; farce
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be reflected in a mirror
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
several weeks; a few weeks
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)