(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
enough is enough; no further!
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
solely; entirely; only; or
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
murder; killing; murderer
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to concern; to be related
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)