rather; sooner; preferably
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unconditionally; as a rule
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
criminal nature; criminality
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
back country; remote countryside
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
outside the country; abroad
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
national border; provincial border
just the other day; quite recently
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
pretense; affectation; showiness
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to carry; to bring (to a place)
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow