amount of money; sum of money
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
nonchalant air; unruffled air
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
hey there; I say; see here
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to get change back; to be more than enough
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to be dead; to be lifeless
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
nature; property; disposition
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
premature joy; short-lived elation
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
murder; killing; murderer
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
stifled (laughter); simmering
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
at a moment's notice; readily