time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
sitting opposite each other
to find out; to discover; to locate
to intend; to be sure that
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 find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
scoundrel; rascal; villain
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
contest (of strength or skill)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
you could say; you might say; verging on the
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that is to say; so that means
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
pride; dignity; self-worth
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation