to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
in that way; like that; that way
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket