daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
preparation; arrangements
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
mail; postal matter; postal item
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
last night; yesterday evening
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
postcard; memo; note; card
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
those (near the second person)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
sidewalk café; footpath café
several people; a few people
several times; a few times
to look around; to survey
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
tradition; legend; folklore
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
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"
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
professional killer; hit man
infrared rays; infrared radiation
perception; sensing; noticing
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly