passing (technique); ball handling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
if so; in that case; in that situation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
choices; alternatives; options
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
layup (in basketball); lay-up; lay-up (shot)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious