slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
discovery; detection; finding
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
convenient; handy; useful
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
throwaway; disposable; single-use
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
to sell off; to sell completely
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
famous sword; excellent sword
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to that extent; so (much)
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
(in) his way; peculiar to him
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice