vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
rotten smell; putrid odor
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
concealment; suppression; hiding
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
interruption; interference; butting in
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to take; to catch; to capture
dominion; territory; possession
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
head of a sleeping person
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fucking; screwing; having sex
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
sphere; circle; range; category
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect