something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
whereabout; about where; how much
within; inside of; less than
final; eventual; ultimate
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
on bad terms; at loggerheads
businesslike; professional
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
third day of the month; three days
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
going through; going via; going by way of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)