stone throwing; (throwing) stone
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
narrator; storyteller; reciter
souvenir store; gift shop
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
genuine article; real thing; real deal
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
journey; route of a journey
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
on the occasion of; at the time of
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
control; management (e.g. of a business)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
female juvenile delinquent
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
personage; person (deserving of respect)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number