in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
distrust; unjust suspicion
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
property; fortune; assets
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
innermost depths of one's heart
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
ruler; monarch; sovereign
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
somehow; for some reason or other
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
unheard-of; unprecedented
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery