obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
underworld; underside of society
stolen goods; loot; spoils
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
craftsman; skilled artisan
one's best interests; one's own good
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
showing no fear, even of God
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
superstition; superstitious belief