observation; survey; watching
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
expression; presentation; representation; notation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
this and that; one thing or another
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
wounded person; injured person
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
way out; means to escape; escape route
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
determination; resolution
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for