hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
coherence; order; focus; point
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
at that time; in those days
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
leaving everything up to someone else
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
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
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
tedious; boring; being fed up with
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
trio; gang of three; threesome
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
any more; any further; any better; any longer