to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
little by little; bit by bit
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
because of; owing to; due to
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
strange; rare; novel; curious
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)