check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
comparatively; relatively
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
center; centre; metropolis
maintenance; preservation; improvement
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
affidavit; deposition; testimony
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to pick up; to find; to gather
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
fate; destiny; predestination
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
show; exhibition; spectacle
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous