hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
tag (children's game); tig
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
oviparity; produced from eggs
glorious achievement; distinguished service
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to talk; to chat; to chatter
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also