thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
as usual; as is one's habit
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
extremely dangerous; full of peril
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
determination; resolution
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to make an appearance; to show up
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to do over; to remake; to resume
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to approach; to draw near
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
convenient; handy; useful
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(quality of) signal reception
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
intellectual-type gangster
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...