water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
fluent (in a language); flowing
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
while being out of the office or away from home
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
strike (i.e. industrial action)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
silence; stillness; quietness
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
very great; enormous; serious
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner