bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
up until now; as recently as the present
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
your body; your health; yourself; you
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to send or direct a person to
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
absolute obedience; complete submission
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
innumerable changes; infinite variety