state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to put into effect; to put into practice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
certain evidence; definite evidence
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
influential person; man of importance
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to lure out; to entice out
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
strong-willed; strong of heart
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
by all means; at all costs
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility