(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
so; like this; in this way
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
even if not; even without
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
boy; son; baby boy; young man
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(period of) a year; during an era
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
preliminary test or trial; tryout
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
of great promise; with a promising future
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
stage actor; stage actress
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
like this; in this way; as you see
to talk; to chat; to chatter
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer