to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
old friend; old acquaintance
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
while moving; on the move
odds and ends; all; every
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
natural voice (without a microphone)
to beat to death; to kill
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
such ... as; or some such
to run through; to run past