thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
care; precaution; guarding; caution
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
appearance; air; mien; getup
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to like; to love; to be fond of
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
debauchee; profligate; fast liver; philanderer
most part; greater part; majority
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate