a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
fifth day of the month; five days
opening fully; full throttle; full power
fixed date; appointed day
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in search of; in order to look for
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
such; this sort of; like this
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to look forward to something
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle