holding out a little longer
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to make an appearance; to show up
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
the same kind; accomplice; partner
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
morality; moral principles
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard