cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
triumphant return; returning in triumph
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
link; directory entry; rink
ostentation; show; affectation
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
useless resistance; vain struggle
one after another; in rapid succession
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
secret art; the mysteries
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
furiously; passionately; indignantly
act of terror; act of terrorism
police; police officer; police station
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
one's heart rate; pulse rate
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
either way; in any case; one way or another
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty