popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to take command; to give direction
unidentifiable; unidentified
remembrance; recollection; recognition
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
calm; composed; cool; quiet
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; numerous; various; large number of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
for example; for instance; e.g.
group of companies; combine
company president; manager; director
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately