supporting role (actor); minor role
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
intelligence gathering; information gathering
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to score points with (a person)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
nature; property; disposition
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to follow another's example
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
everybody; every last one of them; all
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
near; nearby; not far off
housing district; residential district
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
pushing by hand; hand gilding
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly