liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to throw into; to dump in together
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to erase all trace of something
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to brave a danger; to take a risk