to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
when it becomes; when it comes to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
two parts; two copies; the second part
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
last days; the end; one's fate
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
in the end; at the end of the day
throng; gathering of people
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate