strategist; tactician; schemer
to take back; to recapture
to be main; to be principal; to be important
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
rather than; more ... than ...
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
one by one; one at a time; in turn
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
(theatrical) fighting scene
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark