suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
this world; this life; world of the living
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it's no joke; gimme a break!
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
petty underling; small fry
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to step forward; to take a step forward
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
firmly; solidly; heartily
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
difficult to ...; hard to ...
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
by sheer strength; by brute force
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off