fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
killing two birds with one stone
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
selfishness; self-interest
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
shades of evening; dead of night
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
vassals; retainers; followers
old body; aged person; elderly person
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
difficult to ...; hard to ...
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
reward; honorarium; remuneration
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
alert status; emergency alert
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
night attack; nocturnal assault
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill