to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
people; citizens; subjects; folk
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
one (thing); one piece; one item
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that is to say; so that means
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows