wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
here and there; everywhere
these guys; these fellows
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
injured person; wounded person
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)