main body (of an army); main force; these troops
front; frontage; facade; main
attraction; lure; invitation
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
trusting too much; overestimating ability
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
two times; twice; two degrees
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
inner citadel; core; center; centre
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
normal practice; proper practice
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
remote control; remote operation
serious look (on one's face); straight face
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
you; (arch.) your residence
absence; disregard; indifference
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world