to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
way out; means to escape; escape route
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to think too much; to be over-concerned
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
feeling one gets from listening to something
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
firm promise; definite promise