to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
at least; at most; (even) just
interior; inside; internal
to save; to leave over; to spare
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
water outlet; tap; faucet
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
thereupon; shortly thereafter
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to force open; to push open
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to