anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
incident; affair; happening; event
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
man; male; masculine gender
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
at least; at most; (even) just
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
villain; baddie; the villain's part
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
now that you say that; now that you mention it
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
fair and square; open and aboveboard
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing