expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to gain strength; to have energy
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
mysterious thief; phantom thief
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
identification; ID; identity
killing and wounding; bloodshed
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
100,000,000; one hundred million
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately