hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
final scene; the end; finale
plateau; tableland; eminence
dropout; quitter; deserter
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
underestimation; undervaluation
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
upward adjustment; upward revision
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to be transparent; to show through
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
locational advantage; advantageous position
course; route; path; process; means
the whole area; all areas
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
consists of; comprises; is made up of
ordinary; common; mediocre
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle