stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
leader of a delegation (body, party)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
license; permit; licence; certificate
system; institution; organization; organisation
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
even if ...; even supposing that ...
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
substantial matter; significant item
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
puddle of blood; pool of blood