stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
true to one's name; living up to one's name
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
prophylactic (drug); preventive medicine
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
countermeasure; counter-measure
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
that country; (arch.) nirvana
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary