surely; certainly; no doubt; must
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
about this time; about now
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
rare (or peculiar) animal
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to be driven by (a feeling, impulse, etc.); to be carried away by; to be seized with; to be stricken with; to be impelled by; to be spurred on by
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less