easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
federal state; federation
in general; generally; usually
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
front entrance; front door
minimum; at the very least
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
distortion; falsification; perversion
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
body; physique; build; stature
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
in the course of one's duties