several people; a few people
open; public; official; overt
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
proposal; offer; request; application
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
to throw down the drain; to waste
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
unlicensed gambling establishment
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows