personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
professional killer; hit man
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
audience; attendance; hearers
grey moustache; white beard
carrying voice; well-projected voice
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
stirring; rousing oneself
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
actual profit; practical use; benefit
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to mix; to stir; to blend
outline; summary; gist; basic points
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
reputation; public opinion
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
edict; ordinance; proclamation
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
every single word and phrase; word by word
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
rule; reign; peaceful times
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to give a round of applause; to applaud
talk; recital; narration; topic
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness