to lay aside; to set aside
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
and yet; though; when; in spite of
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
power; authority; jurisdiction
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to keep away; to keep at a distance
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
how much; how many; however
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
verbal promise; one's word