ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
two by two; by twos; as a couple
thorough; exhaustive; complete
overestimation; overvaluing
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
the relation of master to servant
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true