as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
once upon a time; a long time ago
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
rational; reasonable; logical
to take away; to carry away
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
expression; presentation; representation; notation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
underworld; underside of society
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
senior high school; high school
English conversation; school for English conversation
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
how many people; a number of people
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that