(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
fortune-telling; divination
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.