after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
disintegration; self-destruction
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
so; like this; in this way
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
useless resistance; vain struggle
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many