one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
on the occasion of; at the time of
day and night; around the clock
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
in the end; on top of that
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
major dealer; wealthy merchant
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion