pus; corruption; rot; evils
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
race (of people); type of person
a dime a dozen; two a penny
success; prosperity; boom
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
murder; killing; murderer
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
professional killer; hit man
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to overdo; to do too much
consequence; outcome; result; blame
many; much; plenty; hardly
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
meaning; significance; sense
great difference; big difference; wide margin
originally; by nature; from the start
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to face; to go towards; to head towards