messenger; envoy; emissary
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
shop; small store; business; firm
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to cause someone to worry
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
care; precaution; guarding; caution
although I say; although one might say; although called
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad