ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to tighten; to press hard
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to smirk; to grin broadly
to fiddle with; to play with
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
special; particular; peculiar; unique
someone's looks and personal appearance
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)