substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
government; administration
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
large amount of money; great cost
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
serious; not joking; straight
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to go numb; to have pins and needles
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
genuine article; real thing; real deal
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered