to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
sincere; honest; faithful
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
mobilization; mobilisation
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
light blue; pale blue; aqua
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
Cala (South Africa); Ka-ra; Karla
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
serious look (on one's face); straight face
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
source of worry; source of distress
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
blunder; slip; error; error
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)