companion; company; tritagonist
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to bail out (water); to scoop out
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
military service; combat experience
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
professional killer; hit man
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to call in; to invite; to bring in
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to compose; to put together
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to think (something) strange
directly opposite; right in front
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
cleavage (between breasts)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart