judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
it's been a long time; long time no see
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
mental image; mental picture; image
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing