misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
blocking the way; standing in the way
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
back street; back alley; off-street
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
strategy meeting; council of war
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to show signs of; to appear
to take back; to recapture
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
such; this sort of; like this
villain; baddie; the villain's part
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
stealthily; secretly; in secret
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection