incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
lethality; killing effectiveness
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
planned; scheduled; systematic
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
mentioning later; discussing below
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
long time; long interval; for quite some time
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal