to thrust away; to send flying
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
one by one; one at a time; in turn
at once; immediately; right now
delay; putting off; procrastination
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
otherwise; or else; if not
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
how; in what way; by what means
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
treatment; service; handling; management
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
supply; provision; raising; procurement
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)