string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
right side; right-hand side
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
(interior) corner of a house
suspicious-looking; fishy
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
tediously; lengthily; wordily
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
ultimate; final; last; eventual
nothing but; none other than
to keep secret; to conceal
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to have no chance (of succeeding)
how; in what way; by what means
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption