home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
great difference; major mistake
close; intimate; on good terms
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
interrupting a game; time out
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
capable of anything; liable to do
to say (something) over one's shoulder
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
hard to get; hard to come by
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
preface; introduction; preamble
sense of duty (obligation)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
support; backing; patronage
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
change; alteration; modification
shady online money-making
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to cut corners; to be shoddy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to state; to express; to mention
again (and again); once again; yet again
reaction; response; reaction