off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
counter for choices, options, etc.
water system; river system; drainage system
magic; sorcery; incantation
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
full view; plain sight; completely visible
human intellect; knowledge
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
ruining a country; ruined country
intelligence agency; secret service
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
(religious) faith; belief; creed
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
bent back; hunchback; stoop