to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
entreaty; appeal; petition
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
usurer; usury; loansharking
annual rate (of interest)
sidelocks; hair at the temples
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
global scale; worldwide scale
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to hold fast; to protect to the end
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to become dim; to become blurred
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric