strict; close; precise; scrupulous
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
place where one works; construction site; working area
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
pistol; handgun; revolver
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
writing; composition; essay; sentence
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
riskiness; (level of) danger
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
I appreciate your efforts
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for