cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to launch a surprise attack
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
secret information; intelligence
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
internal trouble; domestic trouble
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
the very best; excellent; superb
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
great laughter; burst of laughter
putting a plan into operation
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
host; landlord; innkeeper
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
property; fortune; assets
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive