to smile (at); to grin (at)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
casting; cast-metal object
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
scene; sight; scenario; setting
genuine; authentic; true; real
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
kindergartener; preschooler
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
perpetual youth and longevity
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
port city; harbor city; harbour city
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
relation; connection; relevance
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
self-defense; self-defence
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
back street; back alley; off-street
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
(someone else's) daughter
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general