though one didn't intend (expect) to
though; even if; whether ... or ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
arrest; apprehension; capture
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
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)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
systematic; organized; organizational