near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
along the road; along the way
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to smash; to break into pieces
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown