securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
respect and affection; love and respect
odds and ends; all; every
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
small number; few; minority
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to slide into; to slip into
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in accordance with; according to
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance