to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
again; once again; yet again
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
high voltage; high pressure
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
complete overthrow; complete destruction; ruination
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
single colour (color); monochrome
ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
strong defense; strong defence
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer