ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
heating power; thermal power; firepower
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
worldly desires; materialistic desires
to complete decisively; to do to completion
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
arrest; apprehension; capture
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
final; eventual; ultimate
detective work; detective industry
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
common front; united front
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
irritation; annoyance; frustration
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier