to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
chance (of success); odds
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
for dear life; barely escaping alive
in the end; at the end of the day
to beat time; to mark time
control; check; restraint; inhibition
confidentially; privately; off the record
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to sell off; to sell completely
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to kill by burning to death
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
an assortment; combination
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure