carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
in terms of; from the point of view of
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
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
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
personal history; background; career
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
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!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
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
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 buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
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; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)