fruit knife; paring knife
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
some people; a few people; several people
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
seeing one off; farewell; escort
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
single word; a few words; brief comment
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
and yet; though; when; in spite of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
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
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
adds force or indicates command
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be in danger of; to be liable to
beginning; outset; first; onset
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to repeat; to do something over again
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end