shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
narrow; thin (sized); slender
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; alternately; in order
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing