pair; the two; both persons; both things
to stop walking; to pause
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
rather; better; instead; if anything
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
spare time; free time; leisure time
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
that is to say; so that means
to boil to death; to kill by boiling
of course; certainly; naturally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to stop talking; to be silent
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots