like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash down; to beat in
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
insurance payout; insurance money
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous