to challenge (a person) to a fight
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
stairs; stairway; staircase
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
computer game; video game
still (continuing); as ever; further
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!