sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be surprised; to be astonished
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
moment to quit; way to quit
very good luck; excellent fortune
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
work; business; company; study
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
breath; breathing; tone; mood
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
wherein; therein; thereinto
to capture; to seize; to plunder
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)