dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
recompense; indemnity; atonement
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
with curious eyes; curiously
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
steel; sword steel; sword
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
this and that; one thing or another
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
ninja house; ninja residence
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
in unison; as one; united
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
knitting; knitted material; crochet