about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rate; late; rating; ranking
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
difficult to ...; hard to ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
professional gambler; gamester
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to happen to hear; to overhear
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
depending on; dependent on
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on