may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to employ; to hire; to charter
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
polite; courteous; hospitable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
gradually; slowly but steadily
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
whispering into a person's ear
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to look around; to look towards (us)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard