to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
indeed; really; truly; very much
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
for a while; for some time; for a period
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
surely; certainly; without doubt
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to strike dead; to beat to death
black lustre; black luster
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)