one day; (on) a certain day
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
curious; strange; unusual
reason; cause; circumstances
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
changing completely; transformation
worldly affairs; ways of the world
minimum; at the very least
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
handicraft; industrial art object
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
small fraction; small proportion
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
money-making; earning money
matter for great congratulation
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh