sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
what kind of business; what sort of matter
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
calamity; misfortune; disaster
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful