ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be silent; to say nothing
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rival; competitor; competition
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
directions; instructions; orders; command
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to grow up; to become an adult
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
society; public; community; social studies
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry