decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(medical) doctor; physician
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
transactions; dealings; business
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
all you have to do is; just; that's all
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
official announcement; proclamation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
court (of law); courtroom
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
ago; since; before; previous
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to sniff out; to get wind of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
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
to have an eye on; to zero in on
person concerned; interested party; related party
death; mortality; to die; to pass away