characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
inside; interior; inner part
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
falling rocks; fallen rocks
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
powerful person; influential person
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
strict order; peremptory command
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
instead; but (on the other hand)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance