sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
whether or not; presence or absence
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
doctor's visit; house call
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
various fiefdoms; various domains
reduction by half; halving
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to start; to begin; to commence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of