to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be greedy; to devour greedily
north wind; northerly wind
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
no, not like that (but like this)
to count on one's fingers
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
influence (on someone); inspiration
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to hide; to conceal oneself
at the meeting; on the occasion
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
bringing; taking; carrying
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex