cunning; craft; guile; slyness
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
ending up right back where one started
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to be appointed to a rank
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
side table; bedside table
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
hard worker; hardworking person
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to degenerate; to lapse into
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
hair growth formula; hair growth agent
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
quickly; calmly; intently
unless one ...; if one does not ...
programme; program; plans; arrangements
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
results (of a study or investigation)