course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
calm; composed; leisurely
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
long hair (usu. of a man)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
as stated; verbatim; literally
passing through without stopping; passing by
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint