hashed beef in sauce over rice
great difference; big difference; wide margin
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
so what!; who gives a damn?
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
end; close; finish; termination
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
borrowing something already borrowed
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
person with a bounty on their head
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
around the world; throughout the world
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
society; the world; the times
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled