cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
life and death; life or death
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
wages; pay; rental payment
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
while; during (the time when)
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
getting on board; sailor; seaman
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
history of; experience of
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
person of doubtful origin
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to grumble; to make difficulties
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to be opposite; to face each other
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to temper thoroughly; to train well
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end