hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
while; during; while; although; all; both
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to entrust; to leave to a person
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
huge; enormous; great big
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
immediately; right away; at once; instantly