clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
business rival; professional jealousy
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
person with a bounty on their head
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to get along well with; to make a go of it
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
decision; determination; resolution
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn