informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
grey moustache; white beard
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
wheat straw; barley straw
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
this occasion; at this time; now
under the orders of; by order (command)
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to be manageable; to be able to handle
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left