handful; small amount; small number
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
belief; faith; conviction
adverse circumstances; adversity
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
relation; relative; kind; cordial
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
consequently; as a result
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
many problems; various problems
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
cares; ill feeling; reserve
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
reconciliation; make peace with
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
back off!; leave me alone!
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
the same as always; day after day
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
late at night; at a late hour
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it