old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
bosom friend; intimate friend; close friend
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
material; substance; matter
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to trample; to crush underfoot
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
technique; art; skill; move
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
event; phenomenon; matter
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
several minutes; a few minutes
stochastic; probabilistic
parallel world; parallel universe
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
interference; intervention; meddling
probability; likelihood; chances
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)