to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
testimony; (verbal) evidence
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
everywhere; at every turn
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
all but dead; half killed
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
practice; practising; experience
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
one of these days; someday; one day
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
suggestion; hint; implication
second edition; additional printing
children's story; fairy tale