plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hey there; I say; see here
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
stirring; rousing oneself
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
autumn vegetables; fall vegetables
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say