to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
bet; wager; stake; gamble
fourth day of the month; four days
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
failure; mistake; blunder
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
duty; obligation; responsibility
desperation; struggle to the death
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
by means of; due to; because of; according to
imperial order; imperial decree
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to come into being; to be born
small fraction; small proportion
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to correct oneself; to restate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)