to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
second; number two; runner-up
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
government service; the bureaucracy
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to pull in (fish); to land
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to appear all together; to be all present
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly