the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to capture; to seize; to plunder
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to have an idea; to have a clue
indeed; really; truly; very much
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
transposition; dislocation; rearrangement
how long; how far; how much
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
battlefield; battleground
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook