scattered animal feed; ground bait
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
very likely; very probable
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
staying the night; lodging (at)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to get one's head around; to think about
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
will not do; do not; does not
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
for example; for instance; e.g.
common people; ordinary people; masses
half and half; fifty-fifty
probability; likelihood; chances
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
certain evidence; definite evidence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit