corridor; hallway; passageway
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to correct oneself; to restate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
death in battle; death on the battlefield
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to lure someone; to entice someone
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to claim victims; to leave casualties
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out