to have an eye on; to zero in on
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
short distance; short range; short-haul
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
dirty work; unpleasant task
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to sell off; to dispose of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to be smeared; to be covered
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
screening (a movie); showing
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
last days; the end; one's fate
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
at; in; at; when; by; with
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop