storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to continue to rain or snow
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
follow-up report; further news
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
intelligence gathering; information gathering
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to live; to make a living; to get on with
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
originally; by nature; from the start
hope; white hope; person of promise
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
command; control; commander
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge