the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
eternal; unlimited; endless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
financial muscle; economic clout
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good-for-nothing; worthless
genuine article; real thing; real deal
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
gem; jewel; precious stone
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
having said that; on the other hand
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
leadership; initiative; spearhead
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
offender; criminal; culprit
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability