complete stranger; total stranger
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
plural; multiple; plural (number)
old friend; familiar face
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
connection; link; relationship
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
prostitution; call girl business
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
but; however; provided that
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
home environment; family environment
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality