rubbing one's hands together
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
red-horned demon; red ogre
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress