twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
proving ground; test site
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
complete set; all; everything
materials; data; document
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
hidden room; secret chamber
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
dominion; territory; possession
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
the place for; the time for; the level of