calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
rather; better; instead; if anything
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
notice; attention; observation
dealing with; coping with
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
moment; brief space of time
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
vitality; (one's) life force
immediately; right away; on the spot
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
these guys; these fellows
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
stale; hackneyed; cliched