spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
scoundrel; rascal; villain
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
but; however; even though; even if
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to put on airs; to assume importance
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
before ... days (months, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
chief; leading; important; prominent