old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
battle of wits; contest of wits
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
interception; monitoring; tapping
gem; jewel; precious stone
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
perfect; complete; flawless
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
interception (email); wiretap; bug
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
will not do; do not; does not
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle