formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
mysterious thief; phantom thief
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(police) detective; criminal matter
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
these guys; these fellows
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
arrest; apprehension; capture