ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to step forward; to volunteer
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
banknote; bill; note; paper money
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to glare at each other; to confront each other
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to throw at; to turn; to raise
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
safe and secure; safe and worry-free