prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
in succession; one after another
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to creep about; to crawl around
mistress; kept woman; concubine
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
ten; 10; ten years of age
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
reception room; parlor; parlour
both (people); the two of them
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
battlefield; battleground
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
how many people; a number of people
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal