(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
Eurostar (high-speed rail service)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
direct connection; direct link
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
how; in what way; by what means
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
personality; character; individuality; personhood
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
these guys; these fellows