staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
several minutes; a few minutes
participation; joining; entry; adherence
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
personal combat; one-to-one fight
sword skills; swordsmanship
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
remaining silent; keeping secret
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
thought; consideration; thinking
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
chink in the armor (armour)
to knock down; to knock off
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to collapse into; to flop onto
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention