in terms of; from the point of view of
skill; dexterity; master hand
poisoning; kill by poison
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
very likely; very probable
preparatory phase; preparatory period
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
chair; stool; post; office; position
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)