reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
preparation; arrangements
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to join together; to combine; to join up
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
less than ...; smaller ...
middle of the night; dead of night
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
front entrance; front door
enemy territory; hostile place
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)