lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
how; in what way; by what means
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be silent; to say nothing
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
many; numerous; various; large number of
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to intervene; to stop (something)
weird; strange; mysterious
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on